Sights in District Haskovo

The church "Holy Trinity" in town of Svilengrad was built  in 1834 at the place which probably was the local meeting point of the Bulgarian population in these times. The church was built by voluntary donations of the Bulgarians from the three neighborhoods of the town - Bayandar (on t...

The monument to Captain Petko Voyvoda in village of Plevun is located on the main village square near the church "St. Panteleimon". It is a 3-meters high stone figure of the great rebel. There is also an inscription: "From the fence at this temple Holy Martyr Panteleimon the day of...

On January 18, 1978, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Liberation of Bulgaria from The Ottoman rule, in the town of Haskovo were erected several plaques - Commemorative plaque of Teofana Stoilova (at the fence of Home for Children Deprived of Parental Care "Asen Zlatarov"), a plaque to the...

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 Ethnographic Museum Collection in village of Mustrak (Svilengrad municipality) was created by the prominent local resident Chriso Stoeva - a teacher and an activist from the village. In the museum are exhibits objects and tools from the past and the lifestyle of the local population....

This monument in village of Pokrovan is dedicated to the villages who were killed in different wars for the liberation of Bulgaria. The monument is located in central part of the village and is well maintained. It is surrounded by a small garden with a low fence. On the front side of the memorial t...

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 ...

The statue is located at the entrance of Harmanli and represents a woman holding the sign of Europe in her raised right hand....

Menhir (from Breton, men - stone, hir - long, tall) "Chuchul kamak" (stone) is located in the western part of the Sakar mountain, in the lands of village of Ovcharovo (Harmanli Municipality). Since 2008 the menhir is fenced and has a informative plate where is written that this is the only...