Sights in Region North-Central

Sexaginta Prista is an ancient Roman fortress located on hill near Danube river, on the territory of the nowadays town of Rousse (its north-western part). This Roman castle arose above the ruins of an ancient Thracian settlement. By excavations there were found Thracians finds dated back to II-nd - ...

The Pantheon of National Revival Heroes in city of Rousse is a national shrine-ossuary of 453 supporters of the Bulgarian national revival. It was built on the territory of the old Ruse cemetery and was opened on 28 February 1978 to mark the 100 anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria from ...

The locality of Stalpishte (old Turkish name Dekili tash) is located near Danube river, 2km. northwest of village of Mechka (Ruse district). The name of the region is related to the two towering stone pillars located there, which are dating from the Mesozoic era. They have unique forms of lion`s...

The initiator of the activity in the field of history of Razgrad region is Anani Ivanov Yavashov - a local publicist, school activist and academician in the field of natural sciences. In 1887 he conducted the first excavations in the western part of the fortress Abritus (Hisarlashkata fortress) and...

The architectural ethnographic complex Etura is situated at the distance of 8 km south of the town of Gabrovo in the immediate proximity of the Etara quarter and past the Sivek River (at the distance of 3 km from the road-fork to Shipka). The complex disposes an area of 60 decares an is unique...

Museum of Asian and African Art in Tryavna is a unique for Bulgaria art museum. It is housed in the building of the old Tryavna public bath (on the riverside). There are exhibited more than 200 art works originating from Tibet, Nepal, China, India and some African countries. The collection is a part...

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...

Church of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki (Sveti Dimitar Solunski) is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church in the city of Veliko Tarnovo. It is situated at the northeastern foot of the Trapezitsa and Tsarevets hills, on the right bank of the Yantra River, outside the city`s medieval fortifications (in...

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...