Sights in Bulgaria

In the town of Silistra is the grave of Rabbi Eliezer Papo - one of the 12 most revered rabbis. The tomb is one of the largest Jewish ritual complexes outside of Israel. It was built with the funds of the Jewish community in Bulgaria.Eliezer Papo became one of the 12 most revered saints among Jews...

The sanctuary "Skrinbina" is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains, near the village of Kribul, municipality of Satovcha, 1157 meters above the sea level. The place is known among local people under name "The Stone". It represents a stone arch that is pierced high in the...

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 ...

About 300 meters from the mosque "Eddie kazlar" (from Turkish - The Seven Maidens), in the old Turkish cemetery of the village of Podkova, are located several stones, for which it is believed they are curative. According to the locals, their max power is on May 6 - the Muslim holiday Hadarlez. This...

3 km west of Topolovgrad (direction - viillage of Hlyabovo) are located remains of a Thracian and ancient fortress and religious complex Paleocastro. In the region, in an area of ​​about a kilometer, there are situated groups of rocks - the central part of the fortress firewall. The rocks form a cha...

In the summer of 2012, archaeologists came across an unusual finding in the old town of Sozopol - the remains of a medieval vampire. To an ancient temple, among many cemeteries, the team found two burials older than 700 years, with clear signs of rituals against vampire. The bodies were pierced...

Yeni Han Baba Teke (tomb) is located at the very top of Momchil summit, over Davidkovo village, where, according to myths is the tomb of Enihan Baba. There is an empty stone sarcophagus with glass lid, and beside him a big label "para" in Bulgarian and Turkish.Enihan Baba or Jenny Khan (from Turkish...

The Thracian mound "Golyamata Kosmatka" ("The big Kosmatka") is located southeast of the town of Shipka and east of the village of Sheynovo, about 1 km from the main road between Kazanlak and Shipka. In 2004, durring a study of the mound, the archaeologist Georgi Kitov and his...

"The door of the goddess" (also known as "The sun door") is one of the most ancient Thracian sanctuaries found in the Bulgarian lands. It is located south of the village of Buzovgrad and can be reached by a well marked eco-path starting from the village. The Megalith dating from...

The rock sanctuary Harman Kaya is located in the "Harman Kaya" area, 2 km northeast of Gusak hamlet of village of Bivolyane and 2 5 km east of the village of Dolna Chobanka (Momchilgrad municipality). The sanctuary is located on high plateau, around a natural cave with a depth of 7 meters,...