Sights in Region South-Central

Northwest of the town of Vetren (Pazardzhik province) are situated ruins of a medieval castle. In the past, here was located a village with name Palanka that was demolished in the past. It is suggested the fortress was a castle of the local Bulgarian ruler - despot Novak Debeli and it was probably...

The remains of fortress Beadnos (aka "Byadnos" and "Byadan", in Greek: Μπέαδνος) are located in the Chernatitsa part of Rhodope mountains, 2 km north of the Beden village. This is a medieval Bulgarian and Byzantine fortress built before the IX century. The castle has stood o...

At Koychoiv kamak peak (930 meters above sea level) in the area of Koychovo Kale (7 km. Northwest of the town of Panagiurishte) are located remains of an Early-Byzantine fortress. It was founded in V century and was a part of the defense system in the region of the Sredna gora Mountain.The remains o...

In the center of modern city of Plovdiv, under the building of one of the shopping centers, are located the ruins of an ancient Roman stadium dating from the II century. It was built on the slopes of Sahat Tepe and Taksim Tepe hills as a replica of the stadium in Delphi, Greece. The facility was in...

The Roman Odeon is an Ancient Theatre built during the II - V centuries. It was with capacity of 350 seats for the spectators and was smaller comparing with the other ancient theatre of Philippopolis. In the beginning the building was erected for a bulevterion (headquarter of the city assembly) an...

The Sacrificial stone Sharapana near village of Vrelo is one of the best preserved Sharapanas (from Turkish sharap - wine) in the Rhodope Mountains. It is located near neighborhood of Guzollar. It represents a hewn in the stone, perfectly preserved system for wine-making. It consists of two pools (...

The Ritual complex of stone niches near village Neofit Bozvelievo are carved in a limestone rock, right of the road between the villages of Neofit Bozvelievo and Lale. There are 11 niches arranged on 2 levels. Two of them (called "acoustic niches") have a very interesting acoustic feature - when a...

The Tomb "Punar Kaya" (from Turkish - Stone Draw-well) is located near village of Stareyshino and is respected among the local population as a sacred place. From the tomb springs water, which is collected in two stone basin carved in the rock front of it. One of the tanks has a round shape and ot...

"Golyam Kazan" (Kucuk kazan) and "Malak Kazan" (Beyug Kazan) areas are located near the hamlet Vaz of the village of Raven. These are two beautiful canyons formed by the flowing in region river of Kazan dere. On the high (more than 30 meters) cliffs are found carved ancient cuts - passages, altars, ...

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...