Situated at the foot of the Vrachanski Balkan, the town is near numerous caves, waterfalls, and rock formations.

In addition, it is mentioned in the defter that the Muslim and non-Muslim population in the city and some residents of the 2 neighbouring villages were working in the mines and therefore these workers and their families were exempted from the avarız property tax.

Several protected natural attractions and historical monuments are located on the territory of the Vratsa State Forestry.

Vratsa became famous for its goldsmiths and silversmiths production and trade, high-quality earthenware and military significance.

On 1 May 1966 in the village of Sgorigrad, a Mir-Plakanista mine tailings dam collapsed, causing a flood of mud and debris that killed 488 people.

The mountains and forests are suitable for development of different types of tourism – hunting and fishing, skiing, speleology, delta-gliding, photo-tourism, etc.

Conditions are provided for rest and entertainment – children's and adults' swimming pools, water cycles, discos, bars, restaurants, excellent hotel facilities and good service.

To accommodate winter sports enthusiasts, there are rope lines near the Parshevitsa Chalet, and the skiing tracks are said to be well maintained.

It features an abundance of galleries and impressive karst formations including stalactites and stalagmites, dating back a thousand years.

The cave is part of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria Vratsata Gorge – the highest cliffs on the Balkan Peninsula (400 meters high).

Its geographical position became even more important with the construction of the Danube Bridge 2 at the town of Vidin (providing the most direct land access from the Thessaloniki port and Sofia towards Western Europe).

There are regular bus lines to Sofia, Pleven, Vidin, Montana, Kozloduy, Oryahovo, Mezdra (at short intervals), as well as to the smaller villages, scattered around the city.

Vratsa is the home of a professional Quidditch team operating within the fictional Harry Potter universe.

mining of rock lining materials from the Vratsa region – limestone), furniture, light, machine-building (production of lathes and mills), metal casting and metalworking, etc.