Sights in Region South-Central

Chapel "St. 40 Martyrs" is located on a hill (283 m) in the "Hasar" locality, southeast of village of Stalevo. This is a historical place. From here, in 1230, Tzar Ivan Assen II led the Klokotnitsa battle, when Bulgarians defeated the Byzantine army of Emperor Theodore Co...

The Church of the Assumption of Mary in the village of Patalenitsa was built in beginning of XVIII century and is the oldest functioning church in Plovdiv diocese. It is a small one-nave building with vaulted ceilings, dug about 1 meter into the ground. The digging of the Christian temples in the ...

The church of Saint Atanasius is one of the near 20 churches at the teritory of Gornoslav village....

Church of St. Archangel Michael in the village of Stalevo (Dimitrovgrad municipality) was built in 1897 by Albanians. It was renovated and refurbished in 1929. In 1997 there was a partial renovation, thanks to local sponsors (Dobrina Ganeva and Dimitar Tenev) and small voluntary donations from the ...

The Rock tomb in Mazhentsi (former village) is an evidence for the presence of Thracian tribes in theese lands from the end of the second millennium BC. The site is located northeast of the center of the village Dedets and is a well preserved domed tomb which resembles a cave. It is cut in the base...

The remains of the sanctuary of Asclepius Zemidrenski are located between the villages of Patalenitsa and Vetren dol. The ritual site was built in the late I century and functioned until the end of the IV century, when it was burned. The sanctuary was discovered even before the Liberation of...

Near the village of Stoyanovo (Ardino municipality) were found traces of earlier cult activity dating back to the Late Bronze Age. The sanctuary is located on Mount Karaburun (from Turkish "Black Cape") which is 1027 m. in height. The peak is located on the watershed between the rivers M...

The church Assumption of the Virgin Mary in village of Shiroka Laka was constructed in 1834 for 39 days only. It is known for its wonderful internal and external architecture and with story about its construction....

The church "St. Archangel Michail" is one of the main point of interest when visiting town of Strelcha. The chapel was built in 1904 in honor of victims from Strelcha during the April uprisings against Turks in 1876. At both sides of the facade there are slab-stones where are engraved t...

Elmala Baba Tekke is located in the Eastern Rhodopes mountain, near Bivolyane village (municipality Momchilgrad). This is a sacred place for the Muslims-alevii. It is assumed that the site was built in the XVII century, because there was found an inscription from this period, which is believed was ...