Easter

Make it longer

Fri 30 Apr – Tue 4 May is a 5-day weekend with no leave needed.

Take Wednesday 5 May off and get 7 days in a row (Fri 30 Apr – Thu 6 May).

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Where to go for Easter

Orthodox Easter is a public holiday from Good Friday through Easter Monday, giving a four-day spring break. It suits visits to monasteries and old towns, and many families gather around dyed eggs and kozunak, a sweet Easter bread.

Budget-friendly

• Kyustendil

  Kyustendil province is home to Rila Monastery, a UNESCO-listed working monastery with a frescoed church set in the Rila mountains. The town itself has mineral springs, remains of Roman baths and the Vladimir Dimitrov - Maystora art gallery.

  Typically around 2 May: high 16°C (61°F), low 5°C (42°F), rain on 41% of days.

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• Lovech · Lovech

  Lovech's Varosha quarter keeps cobbled lanes and Revival-era houses, linked to the centre by a roofed pedestrian bridge over the Osam. Krushuna Falls and Devetashka Cave are a short drive away for spring walks in karst landscapes.

  Typically around 2 May: high 20°C (67°F), low 9°C (47°F), rain on 31% of days.

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• Ruse

  This Danube city has well-kept 19th and early 20th century architecture and a riverside promenade. Nearby Rusenski Lom Nature Park holds the UNESCO-listed Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo and the Basarbovo rock monastery, set in limestone canyons.

  Typically around 2 May: high 22°C (71°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 34% of days.

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Mid-range

• Veliko Tarnovo · Veliko Tarnovo

  Veliko Tarnovo, capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, sits on hills above the Yantra River. Walk Tsarevets fortress and its Patriarchal church, browse the craft workshops of Samovodska Charshiya and visit the painted churches of nearby Arbanasi.

  Typically around 2 May: high 20°C (68°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 37% of days.

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• Plovdiv

  The Old Town's National Revival houses, the Roman theatre still used for performances and the small restaurants and cafes of the Kapana quarter make an easy spring city break, with churches such as Saints Constantine and Helena close by.

  Typically around 2 May: high 21°C (69°F), low 9°C (49°F), rain on 34% of days.

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• Thessaloniki · Kentriki Makedonia

  Greece celebrates Orthodox Easter on the same date, so the holiday carries across the border. The waterfront promenade, the White Tower, Roman and Byzantine monuments such as the Rotunda, and bougatsa pastry for breakfast fill a long weekend.

  Typically around 2 May: high 22°C (72°F), low 12°C (53°F), rain on 26% of days.

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Trip ideas chosen by Public Holidays World, not sponsored. “Typically” lines are past averages, not forecasts; when the date is within about 9 days, a forecast is shown too. For trips abroad, check your government’s official travel advice and entry rules before you book.