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...

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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)....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...