Sights in Region South-Central

The Asenova fortress is a late antiquity and medieval fortress located 2 kilometers southwest of the village of Klokotnitsa. Here, on March 9, 1230, Tsar Ivan Asen II defeated the armies of the Byzantine Emperor Theodore Comnenus.The fortress was built on a hill between the rivers of Klokotnitsa and...

The Thracian rock niches near village of Dazhdovnitsa are one of the many megalithic monuments in the Eastern Rhodopes. They are cut high in volcanic rocks, not far in north direction from Dajdovnitsa. It is assumed that the niches were used as funerary urns or to place for gifts to the ...

The remains of the fortress "Kavursko kale" are located 4km away from town of Devin. The fortress was situated on a high rock,  naturally protected on three sides by cliffs. The fortress has amazing views to the region and the river below.It is assumed that the fortress was constructed in the VI-X ...

3 km west of Topolovgrad (direction - viillage of Hlyabovo) are located remains of a Thracian and ancient fortress and religious complex Paleocastro. In the region, in an area of ​​about a kilometer, there are situated groups of rocks - the central part of the fortress firewall. The rocks form a cha...

The late-antique and medieval castle near the village of Koshnitsa (Smolyan region) is situated on conical peak of marble limestone (1006 m), which is pierced by a cave in north-south direction. The fortress and the peak can be reached going through the cave only. There is evidence that the site ...

The archaeological site "Thracian town at Kozi Gramadi" is located in the "Sredna gora" mountain, about 20 kilometers from village of Starosel, at Kozi Gramadi summit (1100 m). The easiest way to reach it by an off-road car to Fenera hut, then walk to the site.The Complex includes several monumental...

The rock sanctuary Harman Kaya is located in the "Harman Kaya" area, 2 km northeast of Gusak hamlet of village of Bivolyane and 2 5 km east of the village of Dolna Chobanka (Momchilgrad municipality). The sanctuary is located on high plateau, around a natural cave with a depth of 7 meters,...

The fortress Patmos is located on the territory of the municipality of Ardino, which is situated in southern Bulgaria, on the boundary of the west and east part of Rhodopi mountains. The fortress can be seen on the left bank of Borovitsa River, on a rocky peninsula. This fortress is bigger than the...

Krivus fortress is located in Southern Bulgaria, in the east part of Rodopi Mountains, near village of Bashevo. Not far away from it is situated the medieval castle Patamos. The Krivus fortress built in the X-th century in order to protect the area around the river Arda in the eastern parts of the ...

Neoutzikon fortress (aka Mezek Fortress) is situated west of nowadays village of Mezek. Its area was 6.5 decares (6,500 square meters). This medieval fortress was built in XI century, out of stone, with two decorative lines of bricks on the outside. It has 9 towers, 5 of which lie at the vulnerable...