The longest cave in Bulgaria – Duhlata, is located here. Here is the medieval fortress Krakra, associated with the name Krakra Pernishki, a prominent boyar in the time of Bulgarian King Samuel, military leader of the fortress, who fought independent battles against the Byzantine Empire.

Pernik is twinned with Luhansk, Ukraine.

Pernik District is located in Western Bulgaria and in the geographical center of the Balkan Peninsula. The municipalities of Breznik, Zemen, Kovachevtsi, Radomir and Trun are included in the district of Pernik, and the administrative and economic center is the town of Pernik. The population is over 130 thousand people.

The main road connections of European and Balkan importance pass through the territory of the district: European transport corridor № IV – Dresden – Prague – Bratislava – Győr – Budapest – Arad – Craiova – Sofia – Plovdiv – Istanbul, with a branch Sofia – Kulata – Thessaloniki is a road, connecting the countries of Central Europe with the Aegean Sea (port of Thessaloniki); European Transport Corridor No. VIII -Duras- Tirana – Kaftan / Kafasan – Skopje – Deve Bair – Gueshevo – Sofia – Plovdiv – Burgas – (Varna) is the link between the Adriatic Sea and the countries of the Black Sea region, Russia and Central Asia and crosses Albania , Macedonia and Bulgaria. Lyulin motorway is the route for transporting goods from Greece to Vienna. The railway lines passing through the district are part of the international lines: Sofia – Athens and Sofia – Skopje. The nearest airport is only 40 km from the district center.

The region has great opportunities for regional cooperation – both with neighboring areas and for participation in cross-border cooperation with the Republic of Serbia.

Among the protected areas in the district are the Duhlata Cave, the natural habitat of wild peony near the village of Izvor, the centuries-old oak forest in the Yankevets area.