Sights in District Silistra

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...

Planted in 1910, the old oak in Silistra is the oldest tree in the oldest town park in Bulgaria - the Danube Park of Silistra.The tree represents Bulgaria in the "European Tree of the Year - 2016"....

The Biosphere Reserve Srebarna is located 2 km south of the Danube river near village with the same name (Srebarna) in the municipality of Silistra. The reserve includes the lake of Srebarna and its surroundings - about 660 hectares guarded area and buffer zone of about 540 hectares. The reserve...

South-west of village of Professor Ishirkovo (near Silistra) was built a memorial devoted to three Soviet pilots who died in this region at 14 September 1943....

Fortress Drustar (Roman name Durostorum) is located in borders of modern town of Silistra. In its beginning it probably occurred as a Thracian stronghold which base was used by the Romans to build large and strong fortress-city along the Danube. The town flourished in  the first III-II centuries B...

The Medjidi Tabia fortress is located at hill south of town of  Silistra. The fort is the best preserved of total six facilities of Ottoman fortification system used during Crimean War (1853 - 1856) and Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878).The fortress has hexagon form and reach 8m in high. It was built i...

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The "Fishermen’s village" (aka "Fisherman`s neighborhood") in Tutrakan is a naturally formed fishermen’s hamlet dating back to the years of the National Revival. It is located next to the church St. Nicholas at the Danube waterside in the northeastern part of the town. Here the...

Museum of Communism in village of Garvan was officially inaugurated at 2 May 2009. The exhibits there are donated by the local people, who were delivered objects used in those years, and were started to write down their memories of the socialist period.The exhibition contains:Gramophone with musical...

Badjaliata is a cave and a rock-sanctuary of Zalmoksis - the mythical king, priest and god of the Thracian tribe of Getty. It dates back to VI century B.C. The sanctuary is located near village of Strelkovo (Silistra region)....