Sights in District Dobrich

The remains of antique and medieval fortress "Slavnata kanara" (the name is of more recent times and comes from the locality where the site is located) is situated near the village of Debrene. The road to the castle is difficult. The site is situated in a dense forest, starting near the sea coast -...

The remains of fortress of Zaldapa are located in the locality of "Kaleto" between the villages of Abrit and Dobrin. It was one of the best fortified castles (different from the ancient town of Abritus) in the lands of Dobruja region. It is known also as Abtaatskoto kale, Kaz kale, Dobrin kale,...

This temple of Cybele had been discovered near Balchik in the spring of 2007 during excavations for the construction of an on-site hotel. The construction had been stopped by the municipality. The archaeologists are adamant that the Temple of Cybele is the largest discovery in recent years because ...

Dionysopolis was an Early-Byzantine town that existed within the present town of Balchik. The name Dioniysopolis means "city of the god Dionysus" (the god of the wine). Remains of the ancient city can be seen in today`s neighborhood Horizon of Balchik. A settlement on the same place with ...

The Archaeological Reserve Yailata is located 2 km south of the village of Kamen Bryag (about 18 km northeast of the town of Kavarna). The reserve covers an area of ​​300 000 m2 and is a large ledge near the sea, from which is separated by cliffs with a height of 50-60 meters. At the area of Yala...

The fortress Kaliakra is located at Cape Kaliakra at north coast of the Bulgarian Black Sea, 12 km. east from Kavarna near village of Balgarevo. The coast there is very steep with vertical cliffs with a height of about 70 m. which is the reason the fortifications were built on the cape in ancient t...

The ruins of Medieval fortress are situated south of village of Odurtsi in area of Kaleto. It was built in the period of the First Bulgarian State over ruins of Byzantine fortification....

Fortress Ekrensko Kale (aka Ekrena) was located at hill near the present village of Kranevo. It was built on the site of an ancient Roman fortress. In the Middle Ages the fortress was very important for the protection of the country during the First and Second Bulgarian State. After archaeological ...