Sights in District Silistra

The Ethnographic Museum "Danube fishing and boat-building" is located in town of Tutrakan. It was opened in 1974 and is the only one along the Danube river. The museum preserves the rich material and spiritual culture, social structure and lifestyle of the Bulgarians from the...

Historical museum in Zafirovo village was established in 1987 on the initiative of the local community center. There are exhibits related to some of the most important historic events in the region.The museum is housed in a one-storey building with 4 exhibition halls. - The first room displays...

The Ethnographic Museum Exposition in village of Garvan was open in 1970 on the initiative of the management of the local community center "Dimitur Ivanov Polianov". The objects for the exhibit were gathered by the local residents.The exposition contains:- a map with the historical boundaries and ...

Silistra Art Gallery is located in center of the town. It is housed in a beautiful building (former pedagogical school) which dates back to 1890 and is in "Late Secession" style.In the gallery are exhibited more than 1500 art works (paintings, prints, sculptures and other) of great ...

The public holiday of town of Silistra is on the date of the religious holiday Krastovden (September 14) but during the entire month of September the town hosts various traditional festivities including musical concerts,  swimming across Danube river, sport events, beer fest and others....

Kurshumlu mosque in Silistra is located in central part of the town. It is declared a monument of culture of local importance. The building was constructed in the first decades of the XVI century and best reflects the mastership of the Osman architects. It got its name after the lead layers covering...

The International Puppet Theatre Festival Yan Bibian and the International Theatre Laboratory Yan Bibian are held annually in late of May in Silistra. During the festival program groups from different countries performed for the kids. The theatrical laboratory is for the artists and cultural who...

Church "St. Nicola" in town of Tutrakan was built in 1864. It is located in the northern part of the town, close to Fishermen`s village and is one of the town`s landmarks.The church has three naves, each of which ends on the east by a semicircular apse both inside and outside. The temple...

This monument in Silistra is devoted to the heroism of the members of 31st Infantry Regiment during the II World War. The regiment was founded immediately after the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman rule. In the beginning it was based in Varna but in 1904 was moved to Silistra. The regiment pa...

Sabri Huiseyin was lived from the end of the XVII-th to the middle of the XIX-th century and came probably from Buhara. During the first half of the XIX-th century he had been one of the most respected Naqshbandi sheikhs in Tutrakan and the region. A proof for that is his tyurbe (teke) - an oc...