Sights in Bulgaria

The Rock Church of St. Stephan is located in the "Plavala" locality, 1 km east of Nikopol. The church is carved into limestone rocks and there are lots of old inscriptions and drawings from the period of the rise of Christianity (III-IV century). In   X - XI century it was part of a monastery co...

The Fortress Kaleto (aka "Shsihmanova Fortress") is located on the western hill of Nikopol, overlooking the town. It was initially built by the Romans as a border fortifying post, and Nikopol was then built around this fortress. The fortress has been found to contain artifacts dating back to the...

The Asenova fortress is a late antiquity and medieval fortress located 2 kilometers southwest of the village of Klokotnitsa. Here, on March 9, 1230, Tsar Ivan Asen II defeated the armies of the Byzantine Emperor Theodore Comnenus.The fortress was built on a hill between the rivers of Klokotnitsa and...

The remains of antique and medieval fortress "Slavnata kanara" (the name is of more recent times and comes from the locality where the site is located) is situated near the village of Debrene. The road to the castle is difficult. The site is situated in a dense forest, starting near the sea coast -...

The remains of the ancient city of Herculaneum Sintica (also known under the names Cynthia, Herculaneum Sintica or Herculaneum Strimonska) is located in South Bulgaria in  near the village of Rupite (Petrich municipality), on the southern slope of the volcanic hill Kozhuh.In ancient times the town ...

The Baldwin Tower is located within the Architectural Museum Reserve "Tsarevets" in Veliko Tarnovo. It is erected near the place where the Frenhisarska Gate was located. This gate was the southern entrance of Tsarevets and was the most vulnerable of the three entrances of Tsarevets fortres. The...

Shushmanets Necropolis is located eastern of town of Shipka. It was discovered (along with two other tombs - The Griffons and Helvetia) in 1996 after studies sponsored by the Foundation of Helvetia (Switzerland) (one of the tombs is named to it).The tomb dates back to the V-IV century BC. Its ...

One of the last discovered strongholds in Bulgaria is Farmakida (from Greek - healer). It is located near town of Primorsko, in the dense forest of the Ropotamo river, on a hill above a bend of the river. It has occupied an area of ​​about three acres. Farmakida is considered an ancient pre...

The Thracian rock niches near village of Dazhdovnitsa are one of the many megalithic monuments in the Eastern Rhodopes. They are cut high in volcanic rocks, not far in north direction from Dajdovnitsa. It is assumed that the niches were used as funerary urns or to place for gifts to the ...

The remains of Roman fortresses "Kaleto" and "Daran-baran" are located about 500 meters south of the village of Krushuna. It is assumed that the fortress dating back to II century BC and were important strategic points in defense of the Romans against the invading from the north tribes - Goths,...