Is Veliko Tarnovo safe? Bulgaria travel risk
Is Veliko Tarnovo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Veliko Tarnovo scores 27/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Bulgaria Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 9 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Veliko Tarnovo scores 27/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Bulgaria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Veliko Tarnovo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (34/100) and natural hazards (33/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bulgaria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Veliko Tarnovo at 43.0787° N, 25.6283° E, Veliko Tarnovo lies 192.6 km WSW of Sofia. Time zone: UTC.
Veliko Tarnovo
43.0787° N, 25.6283° E
Lowland
UTC
66,943
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Bulgaria)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Veliko Tarnovo happened in May (3 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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