Sights in District Shoumen

The Osmar rock monasteries are remarkable religious, cultural and educational monuments from the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. They are located on the steep southern and south-eastern slopes in the area of "Osmar Boaz" of the Shumen plateau, north of the village of Osmar and south-western of the town of...

The National Reserve of History and Architecture with a museum called "Veliki Preslav" is situated on the ruins of the Old Bulgarian capital Veliki Preslav (893-972) and it covers about 500 hectare of its area. The ruins of the city are situated south of the modern Bulgarian town Veliki...

Monument "Founders of the Bulgarian State" (aka "1300 years Bulgaria") was built in 1981 to celebrate the 1300th anniversary of the Bulgarian State. It is situated on a plateau above the town of Shumen and its silouette can be seen from a distance between 20 - 30 kilometres. Memorial recreates the ...

The Madara Horseman (or The Madara Rider) is one of the symbols of Bulgaria. The site is located near village of Madara (several kilometers from town of Shumen in North-Eastern Bulgaria). It is an early medieval carved rock relief depicting the life-size forms of a horseman and an eagle, trailed by ...

Kabiyuk (from Turkish - bulge, mound) is a complex of mounds (one ot them is primary and bigger) and archaeological sites around them. It is located in the lands of Konyovets village, 12 km northeast of town of Shumen and 10 km west of archaeological site Pliska. In the beginning of XX century ...

The historical- archaeological reserve "Shoumen fortress" is located on top of the Shoumen plateau. It is partially restored after being destroyed by the Ottomans in the past and nowadays site is one of the best studied archaeological sites in Bulgaria.The fortress is a sophisticated co...

The Archaeological Reserve Pliska is located 28 km northeast of town of Shumen and 2 km from the modern town of Pliska. The ancient Pliska was the capital of First Bulgarian state since foundation of Bulgaria in 681 by Khan Asparuh (according to the most popular version) till 893. After years of...

The ruins of the Late-antique fortress of Dineya are located in "Hissarya" locality, about a kilometer east of the village Voivoda and about 23 km northeast of city of Shumen.The castle dates from the first half of IV century. It was occurred as a Roman road station between Abritus...

The house-museum "Jordanovata kashta" is located in the village of Marash (Shumen region). It is a 2-storey construction built in 1883. It was home of the largest, 12-member family of grandfather Yordan, from where house name origin. Nowadays the house is transformed into a unique ethno-museum. The...

The house Kalugertsi is an authentic Bulgarian house built in 1877. It is situated in Kalugeritsa quarter (former village) of town of Kaspichan. The ethnographic exhibition is only of this type in the region and is licensed from the Ministry of Culture. There are displayed objects and tools from the...