Sights in District Sliven

The golf course in Sliven is the biggest (at this moment) golf course in Bulgaria (total length 6010 meters, par 71). It was opened on May 24, 2004. The Golf-base includes 18 excellent fairways and greens, driving range and greens, club house with shop, restaurant and hotel. The lawns are treated ...

The Old Elm in Sliven is a millennial tree - a symbol of the city. it is of Ulmus carpinifolia kind - a broad-leaved tree with a very well developed route system. It is one of the few remaining of the Great Bulgarian Forest (Silva Bulgarica Magna), which has covered the whole area between the...

The Funeral mound of "Zlata mogila" is located near village of Sudievo, 8km east of Nova Zagora and 1 km from the road Sofia - Burgas. It dates from the Roman times (I - II century) and is one of the largest burial mounds in the region. The archaeological excavations were found two ...

The Natural history museum in town of Kotel has strong positions and is included in the national network of significant museums. The main purpose of the museum is to show the biodiversity of the eastern part of Stara Planina mountain.The founder of the Museum is Vasil Georgiev /1875-1963/, who was a...

Southeast of town of Kotel, left to the road to village of Gradets, stands a magnificent stone statue of the Bulgarian Khan Krum and his warriors. It represents a composition of three figures (the khan and two warriors) holding swords. The statue was erected to glorify Khan Krum`s victory over the B...

Art gallery "Dimitar Dobrovich" in town of Sliven is inheritor of an Art exhibition from 1905, open in the library of the community center Zora. This first exhibition was made by the artist Jordan Kyuvliev and contains 14 works of the painter from Sliven - Dimitar Dobrovich. Later in the e...

"The festival of folk costume" is an event held annual in village of Jeravna. The first edition was in 2008 and over the years the event has enjoyed of growing interest. The main requirement for the participants is to have Bulgarian national costume in order to fit completely in the atmosphere of...

The National Museum of the Textile Industry in town of Sliven is a subsidiary of the National Polytechnic Museum - Sofia. It was created in 1984 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of industrial development in Bulgaria. The museum is housed in its own building (the first textile...

The church "St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker" in village of Jeravna was built in 1834. After its construction it was painted by the master Jordan Mihajlovic from town of Elena and the masters Georgi and Gencho from town of Tryavna. Today the church keeps a rich exposition of icons from t...

The church "Sv.Prorok Ilia" ("St.Prophet Elijah") in village of Ticha is the oldest church in the region. It is situated in the heart of the old village on a small hill, dominating over the other buildings. It is assumed that at the same place there was existed another medieval church, which was ...