Sights in District Rousse

The first edition of the Festival of ice sculptures in Ruse ("RUSE ICE FEST") was held in 2014. The organizers' ambition is it to become an annual event and every edition to grow in popularity.Among the participants are sculptors from different countries. They have one huge block of ice (1x1.5...

The first edition of the International Festival of sand sculptures in Rousse (Ruse Sandfest) started on 9 June 2015. The festival is organized by the Municipality of Ruse and the foundation "Ruse - the city of free spirit". The idea is it to become annual. In the festival are involved well-known ...

The centuries-old elm near village of Nisovo was (see below in the article) one of the oldest trees in the Ruse region. According to the experts, his age was more than 700 years. The elm was with a height of 18 m. and trunk - 5.54 m.The place where is located can be reached by a route passing near a...

The monastery "St. Marina" (also called Karanvarbovski Monastery) is located 3 km southwestern of the village of Karan Varbovka. This is the most famous monastery with a ayzmo (sacred spring) in Eastern Bulgaria, which is dedicated to St. Marina.It is assumed that the monastery was founded during...

"St. Dimitar" church in village of Gorno Ablanovo (Borovo Municipality) was built in the period 1867 - 1870. It was built by voluntary means of the local population at place, used as christian cemetery till then.The official opening of the church was in 1871 and in 1866 was appointed the first ...

The church of "St. Ivan Rilski" in the village of Brestovitza (Borovo Municipality) is a beautiful building with four columns, built on a site donated by Stoyan Dryanovets (local inhabitant). It was built in 1876.History:During the Ottoman rule the authorities did not allow local people to build...

In the village of Volovo (Borovo municipality) was built а monument to those who died for the reunification of Bulgaria in the Balkan 1912 - 1915, and "Pan-European" (as is written) in 1915-1918 wars. The monument represents a stone soldier over a pedestal. On the pedestal are inscribed the names ...

The Tomb in Borovo (full name "Tomb of Getti aristocrat from the IV century BC") is located in the town center (near "St. Kliment Ohridski" school). It is one of the most popular and visited tourist attractions in the municipality.History:In 1974, in the "Sivri Tepe" locality, 2-3 km northwestern of...

The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo are located on a high rocky banks 32m above Rusenski Lom river, near village of Ivanovo and 18 km south of town of Ruse. They are a network of monolithic churches, chapels, cells and monasteries hewn with different heights, out of solid rock and completely ...

The medieval town and fortress of Cherven is located  in the region of Polomieto, north of village of Cherven. The fortress is situated and deeply incised and with sloped rock shores and many meanders of the river Cherni Lom, on a high rock hill, surrounded at its three sides by a river. ...