Sights in District Haskovo

Cromlech Thracian sanctuary is located west of village of Dolni Glavanak , some 12 km from town of Madjarovo. The site was discovered in 1998 by Dr. Georgi Nehrizov. It was built in VIII - VI century BC and represents a megalithic facility - primitive stone calendar, consisting of several vertical...

The ruins of this fortress are located in locality of Baluk dere gully, near the border with Greece, at hill between villages of Slaveevo and Huhla. The fortress was constructed in the IV-th century and was probably prompted by moving the seat of the Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople. During ...

Dimitrovgrad Historical Museum was founded in 1951 as "Museum of the socialist construction" in order to trace the process of building and development of the new socialist town. This is the first museum of its kind in Bulgaria and for long period has been a model for oganization of other...

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...

Ilieva Niva area is located in the outskirts of the village of Glumovo, Ivaylovgrad Municipality. At this place on 03.10.1913, during the Balkan War, the Turkish army kills over 200 babies and children, hidden on the south bank of the River of Arda. These were the children of the Bulgarians fleeing...

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Chorbadji Paskal was a wealthy and influential merchant, who took part in the municipal government of Haskovo during the Bulgarian National Revival. His house dates back to that time and is a real architectural masterpiece and one of the landmarks of the town of Haskovo. It is a two-storey,...

The Assumption Church in village of Uzundjovo is the largest rural church in Bulgaria. It was destroyed and converted into a mosque in 1593 during the Ottoman rule, and was restored again in a Christian church in the beginning of XX century. These changes in the function of the building give the...

The Aterenski bridge is a late-middle age construction above the Armira river (called also Aterenska) in East Rhodope Mountain near town of Ivailovgrad. The nowadays bridge was built  in XVI century but before it at same place there was existed an ancient Roman road leading to the "White Se...

The Municipal Museum of History in the town of Ivaylovgrad was officially opened on June 30, 2009. The museum is housed in its own building, restored and renovated under the "Beautiful Bulgaria" project and municipal funds.There are organized 3 exhibitions: "Archaeology", "History of the town and ...