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Lopushanski Monastery of St. John the Baptist
Category: Monastery in Georgi Damyanovo
Lopushanski monastery of St. John the Baptist is located in Chiprovtzi part of Stara Planina mountain, in the valley of river Dalgodelska Ogosta, southwest of the village of Georgi Damyanovo and north of the village of Melyane.Before the current monastery there was another monastery at same place, w...

Lom

Church St. Nikola-Old
Category: Church in Lom
The church St. Nikola-Old (aka Borunska church) is one of the main sights of town of Lom. It was constructed in XIII century during the reign of the Bulgarian king Mihail-Asen (1246-1257). In its "life" the church was destroyed several times but every time was restored again by local patri...

Lom

Historical museum of Lom
Category: Museum in Lom
Historical Museum of Lom was founded in 1925. Today it is housed in an the old municipality building.The museum exhibits are displayed in 5 main sections: "Archaeology", "Bulgaria XV-XIX centuries", "New History", "Ethnography" and "Art.".

Lom

Old buildings - culture monuments
Category: Old architecture in Lom
In town of Lom there are many historical buildings, 57 of which have been declared architectural monuments (1986). They are located mainly along the main street of the town and once were owned by the big traders (Milanese, Staykovi, Andreevi, Tsenko Todorov, Tsonzarovi, Tabakovi, Poptodorova, Kusidi...

Berkovitsa

Ivan Vazov house-museum
Category: Museum in Berkovitsa
This house-museum in town of Berkovitsa is devoted to the great Bulgarian writer and poet Ivan Vazov (called also "the patriarch of the Bulgarian literature"). From March 1879 until September 1880 Ivan Vazov was chairman of the Berkovitsa District Court. In 1957 his house (aka "Ipekl...

Montana

Castra ad Montanesium fortress
Category: Fortress in Montana
The remains of the fortress Castra ad Montanesium are located in south-western edge of town of Montana (Northwestrn - Bulgaria), about 40 m above the level of the town. The archaeological excavations in the region have revealed a gate with a big tower (a brilliant example of III - IV century fortr...

Montana

Historical museum of Montana
Category: Museum in Montana
The Historical Museum of Montana was established in 1951 as Museum of the September uprising. It is located in the city center and contains many artifacts relating to the history of the region. The museum has number of immovable cultural monuments from the period V-VI century BC - XX century AD. In ...

Mokresh

Church "St. Nicola"
Category: Church in Mokresh
Over the entrance of the church of "St. Nicola" in village of Mokresh there is a nice marble slab with an inscription, embossed with a relief, that represents Diana hunting. The slab is 150 cm high and 73 cm wide. In the corners of the stab, like a frame, vine leaves and grapes are carve...

Montana

Open-air archaeological exposition
Category: Museum in Montana
The Open-air Archaeologists exposure (the Lapidarium) in town of Montana is located in the park "Popskata gradina", next to the church "St. St. Cyril and Methodius". The exhibition is part of the Montana Historical Museum and was opened in 2001. It includes a large number (56) o...

Slivovik

Church "St.Nikola"
Category: Church in Slivovik
The church "St. Nikola" in village of Slivovik was built in 1881. It keeps the throne stone of the demolished in 1850 during Belogradchik uprising monastery "St. Prophet Elijah". Once it was once among the largest monasteries in North-western Bulgaria and was located near the vi...

Rasovo

"St.George" church
Category: Church in Rasovo
The church of Rasovo village is named "St. George" and was built in XIX century. Before it in the village had existed other church with the same name, which was gradually declined. By a request of the local population, on February 18, 1858 the Turkish sultan issued a decree that allow cons...

Rasovo

Soldiers memorial
Category: Memorial in Rasovo
In the village of Rasovo was built a Soldiers` Monument, dedicated to the died in the wars 1912-1913 and 1915-1918.

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