Sights in Municipality Ivaylovgrad

Near the village of Dolno Lukovo are found several dolmens (shrines) and a rich ornamented tomb dating back to the Thracian times. It was constructed at the level of the ancient terrain and covered by a mound, 4 m high. It consists of a burial chamber with a rectangular plan with the entrance from ...

Church of "The Assumption" in village of Pokrovan was built in 1820 as Episcopal cathedral church. This is the most impressive religious building in the municipality. It represents one-nave basilica with splendid interiors and rich decorations.One of the most valuables artistic elements...

The Thracian tomb near village of Plevun (2km) is a megalithic burial facility from V - I century BC. It is built from large split and roughly shaped gneiss slabs that are placed vertically in a prepared excavation on a small natural hill. The dolmen is the last found Thracian megalithic monument...

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The dolmen near the village of Jelezino is a megalithic burial facility dating from the end of II millennium BC. The dolmen is rectangular, single-chamber, without antechamber and dromos. The burial chamber has an east - west orientation.The facility is built of large roughly shaped, vertical gneiss...

2 km away of village of Planinets (west of town of Ivaylovgrad) are located about 20 well-preserved tombs, built of roughly hewn stone. Furthermore, the shape and boundaries of the graves preserved are also the places where candles and other objects were set, which are made of stone also.The Graves...

The Church "St. Athanasius" in village of Belopolyane was built in 1838 and is a remarkable representative of the Bulgarian Renaissance religious architecture from the first half of XIX century.It is a typical 3-nave pseudo basilica with pentagonal bell tower and rich relief sculptures on...

The Church "St. Panteleimon" in village of Plevun is typical representative of the religious architecture in the middle of XIX century (Vazrajdaneto - the Bulgarian Renaissance). It was built in 1843 and is a 3-nave pseudo-basilica with a bell tower.Among the most attractive elements in ...