Sights in Region North-Central

The Baldwin Tower is located within the Architectural Museum Reserve "Tsarevets" in Veliko Tarnovo. It is erected near the place where the Frenhisarska Gate was located. This gate was the southern entrance of Tsarevets and was the most vulnerable of the three entrances of Tsarevets fortres. The...

The Tomb in Borovo (full name "Tomb of Getti aristocrat from the IV century BC") is located in the town center (near "St. Kliment Ohridski" school). It is one of the most popular and visited tourist attractions in the municipality.History:In 1974, in the "Sivri Tepe" locality, 2-3 km northwestern of...

Historical and archaeological reserve "Sboryanovo" is located in the lands of municipality Isperih, in the western part of Ludogorsko plateau. The reserve is located 10 kilometers away of the town of Isperih, west of the village of Sveshtari and north of the village of Malak Porovets, in ...

Veliko Turnovo (Tarnovgrad) was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom (1187-1393). The town was situated on three hills - Tsarevets, Trapezitsa and Sveta Gora. The main Royal Palace, the patriarchate and other important state buildings were located behind the walls of Tsarevets fortress. T...

The ruins of the ancient Roman town "Nicopolis ad Istrum" are located on a plateau on the left bank of the river of Yantra, south-west ot village of Nikyup. The town was founded by the Roman emperor Marcus Ulpius Traianus to honor his victories over the Dacians tribes in 101 and 106. The...

The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo are located on a high rocky banks 32m above Rusenski Lom river, near village of Ivanovo and 18 km south of town of Ruse. They are a network of monolithic churches, chapels, cells and monasteries hewn with different heights, out of solid rock and completely ...

The Sveshtari Thracian Vault (aka Sveshtari Tomb) is a unique monument of the Thracian Hellenistic art, dating back to the first half of the III-th century B.C. It was discovered 2.5km south-west of village of Sveshtari (34 km away from town of Razgrad) at the archaeological excavations of a...

The ruins of the ancient Roman fortress-town "Novae" (aka "Nove") are located about 4 kilometres east of the todays town of Svishtov. The town was founded when in 48 here arrived VIII Roman Legion of Augustus and built its first camp. Later (in year 69-70) it was replaced by on...

Fortress Drustar (Roman name Durostorum) is located in borders of modern town of Silistra. In its beginning it probably occurred as a Thracian stronghold which base was used by the Romans to build large and strong fortress-city along the Danube. The town flourished in  the first III-II centuries B...

The medieval town and fortress of Cherven is located  in the region of Polomieto, north of village of Cherven. The fortress is situated and deeply incised and with sloped rock shores and many meanders of the river Cherni Lom, on a high rock hill, surrounded at its three sides by a river. ...