Sights in District Silistra

The Museum "Roden Kray" (Homeland / Native lands) in village of Okorsh was opened in 2001. The museum includes archaeological and ethnographic collections which trace the history of the local population. The museum is located in the building of the old school. There, in a special wo...

The remains of the Late Roman castle of Transmarisca are located in borders of nowadays town of Tutrakan.The fortification was built in the end of the III-th century by emperor Diokletian after one of his victories against enemy’s tribes. Part of 11-th Claudius Legion was accommodated t...

The Rock-hewn churches in area of Suhara reka ("The dry river") near village of Golesh (Silistra region) are the earliest rock monasteries in the Bulgarian lands, dating back to the early Christian era, the period of late antiquity and early Byzantium. The complex includes seven monasteries and m...

The Military Tomb Memorial Complex (aka Military Graveyard Tutrakan 1916) near village of Shumentsi is built in memory of those who died in 1916 for the liberation of Dobrudzha in the battle for Tutrakan (5 and 6 September, 1916)...

The Roman tomb in Silistra is one of the most famous in Bulgaria antique monument which dates back to IV century when the town was a Roman fortress named Durostorum. It is a unicameral vaulted stone building with an entrance on the East and dimensions 3.3m x 2.60m x 2.30m.The tomb is famous with its...

The museum of Fishing in village of Vetren was opened in 2007. This is the 2-nd museum in Bulgaria related to the fishing at Danube river. The museum is hosted in the building of the community center and there are two exhibitions - fishing and ethnography....

The work of History Museum of Tutrakan is dedicated to research, exhibition-planning, social and cultural-restoration activities. It is traces the history of Tutrakan and the region from the antiquity to the liberation from Romanian occupation in 1940. The museum hosts many documents and results f...

The ruins of the Late-Roman fortress Nigrinianis are located near village of Dolno Ryahovo in an area called "Bairaktar chair", 3.7 km north of the village and 0.5 km southwest of the wharf in the areas of Gradishteto and Maraya. According to the map of Castoria, the site was a station on...

This Monument of the Soviet Army in town of Silistra is located in the town park, close to Danube river. It is a stone compositions of several Soviet soldiers and near by it is exhibited an authentic tank from the period of Second World War....

The ruins of late antique town and fortress Candidiana are located in lands of Malak Preslavets village, around 4.2 km north of the lilies marsh and 0.5 km east of the pier in the area of "Sara Borun". It was founded during the end of the III-th and beginning of the IV-th century and...