Sights in District Pazardjik

The Belovska Basilica (aka Golyamobelovski Monastery "Vozkrasenie gospodne") is one of the best preserved early Christian churches in Bulgaria. It is located among the Northwest slopes of Rhodope Mountains, in the area "Mount St. Spas" (Spasovitsa), 10 km south of Belovo and...

The Tzepina fortress is situated in Rhodopes mountain, in the northeastern end of the Chepinska valley, some 6 km north-west of village of Dorkovo. It was built around IX century on a high rocky summit rising 1136 m above sea level.  In XII – XIII century, it was an important Medieval to...

The Thracian cult complex Heroon near "Jaba mogila" ("Frog Mound") is located a few kilometers south-eastern of town of Strelcha. The tomb was discovered in the mid 70-ies of XX century by the archaeologist Georgi Kitov and is one of the largest and most impressive Thracian tombs...

Strelcha and the whole South Thrace region was included in borders of the First Bulgarian State in the IX century. Since then is dated the castle Strelchansko Kale. It is located 2.5km south of town of Strelcha, at the right bank of the Strelchanska Luda Yana River, in Galata locality. For centuries...

Fortress Lyubnishko Kale (aka Lyubnishko gradishte) is located in the locality "Suhoto dere", about 9 km west of the village Tserovo (Pazardjik district), near the hut Eledzhik. The fortification was built on an elevation (today called "Kaleto"), which is surrounded from west, n...

The mount of "Pashino bardo" rises in the western part of the Mantaritsa reserve, about 4 km south-west of Tsigov Chark resort and 6 km south of town of Rakitovo. There were found remains of an ancient Thracian fortress. The wall of the fortification was more than 1 m wide. Its current...

The remains of the late-antique and medieval castle Hasara are located 2.5 km southwest of the village of Tsar Asen (Pazardjik district) and 3 km east of the village of Sbor. The fortification was built on a not highly elevation and was with elliptical form - length of 90 m in East-West direction...

The ruins of the fortress Krassen Kale are located at hill around 3 kilometers north-east of village of Buta. It probably dates back to X-th century. There are several preserved parts of the fortress including buildings, inner and outer walls some of which are 6 meters high.A precious find was di...

The area of Byalata skala (The White Rock) is located in the Rhodope Mountain, a few kilometers northwest of Velingrad. The name of the region origin of a large rock which is about 220 metres long and 20 metres wide with sheer cliffs that are more than 50 metres high.5000 years ago the region was i...

The remains of Batkunion fortress (ака Batkunskа fortress) are located in north-western corner of Patalenitsa village (in 1955 villages of Batkun and Patalenitsa are united). The castle dates from the early Byzantine period, proof of which are the found  archaeological objects here: votive tabl...