Sights in Region South-Central

House of George Danchov - Zografina (or Danchova house, as it is known) is located in the Old Plovdiv. It was built in the late XVIII century. After the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule here lived the famous Bulgarian painter and photographer George Danchov - Zografina - a revolutionary,...

The Clock Tower in Rakitovo was built in 1872 with donations from two local residents - Veli Haji Musa Efendi and his son - Hafiz Hussein Effendi. It was built on Brdo hill, close to the eastern part of the town.The tower is made of wood and stone and has an octagonal shape with a conical roof,...

In the locality of "Dzhenevra", 12 km. north of the village of Borino and west of the town of Devin, is located the Roman bridge "Kemera" (also called "Kemerov bridge" or "The arch bridge"). The bridge arc  is a perfect semicircle, hence its name - Kemerov, ...

Zlatograd Ethnographic Complex is the first and until the present moment, the only private Ethnography Complex. It was opened in 2001 with the help of Municipality of Zlatograd, on 24th May, which is a date of a special Bulgarian holiday, devoted to Bulgarian culture, education and Slavic...

The Old Town of Plovdiv is the place where history and culture mix to reveal glory of the town during the centuries. There can be seen the Roman and Byzantine fortress walls, the Roman theatre and the symmetric smooth pavement streets, the remains of the Roman Forum and the Aqueduct, the churches...

The Aterenski bridge is a late-middle age construction above the Armira river (called also Aterenska) in East Rhodope Mountain near town of Ivailovgrad. The nowadays bridge was built  in XVI century but before it at same place there was existed an ancient Roman road leading to the "White Se...

The village of Shumnatitsa is crossed by a small river and over it there have been built several bridges - some of which quite old. The first of the old bridges is located in the center of the neighborhood of Kamenska (near City Hall building), next to the new bridge, which passes through the ...

The Rope bridge over the "Studen Kladenets" dam has a length of 260 meters and is the longest cable-stayed bridge in Bulgaria. It is built on one of the narrowest sections of the dam between the villages of Shiroko pole (at North) and Lisitisite (at South). This is the only pedestrian c...

Velyova banya (bathroom) is one of the most attractive historical monuments in town of Velingrad. It is located in Ladzhene quarter (the western part of town), on the right bank of the river of Lukovitsa, among beautiful pine park. The building dates to 1640. The water temperature here stays at...

"The Devil`s Bridge" (the Turkish name is "Shaitan Kupru") was built in the late Middle Ages, in a picturesque narrow gorge over Arda River, about 5 kilometers northwest of the town Ardino. In this times here was passing the road connecting the area of ​​the Thracian lowland with Aegean. The brid...