Sights in Region South-Central

The Ancient Roman town of Diocletianopolis (Latin: Diocletianopolis, Greek: Διοκλητιανούπολις) had been located under the modern town of Hissarya (Plovdiv province). It was created in I century AD when Thrace was conquered by the Roman Empire. The name of the town comes from the Roman Emperor Di...

The Rock tomb and sanctuary near village of Rogach is still well preserved. It is located on a cliff on the right bank of Krumovitsa river and has an entrance facing the river. The tomb has a trapezoidal form with a narrow entrance of one of the short sides and a top opening. The place is known as G...

2 km west of the village Rabovo, not far from the "Studen kladenets" dam, are located remnants of the medieval fortress "Asara". Fortress impresses with its strategic location and its skillful build into the inaccessible rocks, from where there is an excellent visibility to the...

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...

The National Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium (NAOP) Giordano Bruno is located in park "Nikola Vaptsarov" in town of Dimitrovgrad. The site is designed by Arch. Milko Mialonov and was officially opened on 24 May 1962. This is the first planetarium in Bulgaria. The complex occupies...

In Regional Historical Museum of Haskovo are exhibited more than 120 000 objects and artifacts related to the history of Haskovo region. There are displayed collections of prehistoric, antique and medieval artifacts made of ceramics, stone, iron and glass and more than 22 000 antique and medieval...

This monumental Thracian tomb is located south-east of village of Mezek (Rhodopi mountain, 10 km away from the town of Svilengrad). It was discovered in 1931. The tomb was built around IV century B.C. and was the biggest beehive tomb in ancient Thrace, obviously made for one of the local rulers. It...

Dudekov house-museum is located in town of Panagyurishte and is an architectural and historical sight of the town. It exposition shows the way of life and the culture of the people in the period of the Bulgarian national revival.The building is a Plovdiv-styled house with symmetric construction and...

Haramiyska cave (aka Haramiyska hole) is located in region of Trigrad, near by the Devil`s throat cave. The cave is not provided with all utilities, but it is used for cave tourism, because of the archaeological findings in it. The visitors can visit it only with a special equipment. The lovers of ...

The ruins of the medieval fortress of Monyak is located in Rhodopes mountain at rocky peak called "Sixth fortress" (586 meters),  2 km south of the village of  Shiroko Pole. It was built in XII-XIII century and used to be the main fortification of the Bulgarian rulers of the region at t...