Sights in Region South-Central

The Cathedral St. Louis (Sveti Ludvig) in Plovdiv is one of the main and biggest Roman Catholic churches in Bulgaria. It is a Co-cathedral of the Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv together with the Cathedral of St Joseph in Sofia. The cathedral was built in period 1858 - 1861 by the then Bishop Andrea...

The Thracian Tomb near village of Aleksandrovo (Haskovo region) was discovered in 2000 when was damaged by looters. Later, in 2002 it was excavated by the archaeologist Dr Georgi Kitov. He discovered a round chamber of about 3 meters in diameter, accessible through a small antechamber and a tunnel,...

"The Mosque of the seven maidens" in the village of Podkova is one of the oldest mosques in Bulgaria. It is unique with the fact that for its construction was not used any nail.According to legend, it was built by seven girls whose beloved never returned from a war. They sold their dowry to purchase...

The monastery St. Kirik and Julita (aka Gornovodenski monastery) is situated  south-west of town of Asenovgrad (district of "Gorni Voden"), in the middle of beautiful broad-leaved forest, in the north slopes of Rodopes Mountain. It is the largest monastery in Rhodopes m...

It is presumed the "St. Peter and St. Paul" monastery in village of Patalenitsa was found in XII century and was built on a pagan temple from the Old-Bulgarian period. Like most of the monasteries in Bulgaria this has been repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt during the Ottoman rule. The ...

"Karadjov kamak" ("kamak" = stone) is a peak (1448 m) in the Rhodope Mountains, situated on the Dobrostan elevation, a few kilometers south of the village of Mostovo. The area is a full of energy and since the ancient times it was used as a place for rituals. Together with other ...

Church of St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker is the main sight of village of Razhevo (Plovdiv district). It is located in the central part of the village, behind the building of the community center. The church was constructed in the spring of 1885 for 80 days by the builders from the village of St...

This ancient Thracian tomb and sanctuary was discovered in 2000 in area located east of village of Tatul. According to professor Ovcharov (notable Bulgarian archaeologist) the tomb and sanctuary are of an influential Thracian leader who was deified after his death. Around 30 clay altars and other i...

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 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...