Sights in District Silistra

The Archaeological museum of Silistra is housed into a building constructed in the period 1923-1924 as a branch of the Romanian National Bank in Silistra. Since 1990 it hasbeen housing the Archaeological display of the History museum - Silistra. The expositions occupy an area of 400 sq.m. and ...

The Ethnography museum in Silistra was inaugurated in 1967. It is housed in a building from the middle of XIX century - former edifice of the Turkish police.The exhibition of the Ethnography museum occupies an area of 300 sq.m. in 10 rooms. It comprises artifacts featuring the lifestyle and the...

The Armenian Apostolic Church "Surp Astvadzadzin" (in Bulgarian "Virgin Mary") in town of Silistra is the oldest Armenian church in Bulgaria. Information about the building of the temple was found on the inscription over a stone which was dug into the earthen floor of the ...

Church St. apostles Peter and Paul in Silistra was built after the Crimean war by the masters from the leading in this period Dryanovo School of Architecture. The murals were painted by the famous Bulgarian painter prof.Kozhuharov. In 2001, during his visit to Bulgaria, the Pope John Paul II donated...

The church St.prophet Elijah (Sveti Prorok Iliya) in village of Profesor Ishirkovo was built in 1906 by a order of the bishop of Dorostolo-Cherven diocese - father Vasility....

The church "St. Elijah the Prophet" is one of the sights of village of Babuk (Silistra region)...

Church Saint Dimitrios of Thessaloniki in village of Garvan was built between 1876 and 1892 with donations of local residents. It has cruciform form (seen from a birds-eye view it has the form of a cross), with the highest part in the middle representing a dome-hemisphere. The building is...

In the eastern part of town of Silistra were discovered remains of a large Roman villa,  dating back to II-IV century. It was built not far away of downtown (the Forum) of the ancient town-fortress Durostorum. In II-III century it was inhabited by wealthy aristocratic family. At the end of III-th or...

The Bread festival in village of Garvan is held in the summer  - usually beginning of July but the day depends on the day when harvest begin. The fest includes a competition and exhibition of works by old recipes (from the grandmother books) and a demonstration of flour grind. There are also pl...

The Roman town and fortress Tegulitsium was located around 4 km north of the center of nowadays village of Vetren (Silistra municipality). In Medieval times the fortress existed under the name Vetrinon (or Vetren). It was stretched at hill 300 meters long and 150 meters wide, at an altitude of about...