Sights in Region North-Central

The monastery "St. Forty Martyrs" (aka Merdanski Monastery) is located in Turnovo heights of the Balkan Mountain, in southern part of Merdanya village, 10 km west of the town of Zlataritsa and 11 km southeast of the town of Lyaskovets. The monastery dates from the Second Bulgarian K...

The Church "Prophet Elijah" in Bojentsi was built in 1835. It has three naves, with massive stone walls, arches and domes, hidden under the sloping roof. One of the peculiarities of the church in Bozhentsi is its slightly inclined floor front of the altar, decorated with wooden...

The "Assumption of Virgin Mary" ("Sveta Bogoroditsa") is the smaller of the two monasteries in village of Arbanasi (other is "Monastery St.Nikola"). It is located in the northwestern part of the village at the road Veliko Tarnovo - Gorna Oryahovitsa.The monastery was...

Arbanasi Monastery "St. Nicola" is the larger of the two monasteries in village of Arbanassi. It is situated in the southwest part of the village, about half a kilometer from other monastery - Nunnery "The Holy Virgin".Monastery of St. Nicholas was founded during the second...

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 Monastery of Dryanovo is located in valley of Andaka River, around 4km south-west of town of Dryanovo. It was founded in the XII-th century (during the Second Bulgarian Empire) and twice destroyed and restored during the Ottoman rule in Bulgaria. At its current location the monastery exists...

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...

The St Paul of the Cross Cathedral is located on street Episkop Bozilkov in city of Ruse. It is a Romainic-Catholic church dedicated to Saint Paul and built in 1892. The project is of the Italian architect - Valentino (designed also the Catholic Church in Varna). The temple is in Neo-Gothic style an...

Holy Trinity Church ("Sveta Troitsa") in the town of Svishtov is the last church built by the great Bulgarian builder during the Renaissance - master Nikola Ficheto. It was built in XIX century in the period 1865 - 1867 year for two years and four months and is one of the most remarkable...

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...