Sights in Town Shipka

Shushmanets Necropolis is located eastern of town of Shipka. It was discovered (along with two other tombs - The Griffons and Helvetia) in 1996 after studies sponsored by the Foundation of Helvetia (Switzerland) (one of the tombs is named to it).The tomb dates back to the V-IV century BC. Its ...

The Thracian mound "Golyamata Kosmatka" ("The big Kosmatka") is located southeast of the town of Shipka and east of the village of Sheynovo, about 1 km from the main road between Kazanlak and Shipka. In 2004, durring a study of the mound, the archaeologist Georgi Kitov and his...

The Thracian Necropolis Helvetia is located southeast of the town of Shipka, in the area known as "Valley of the Thracian Kings". The complex was discovered in 1996 by the archaeologist Georgi Kitov in studies sponsored by the Swiss Helvetia Foundation. In these excavations were discovered...

The Thracian tomb from the Griffins mound is located in the so-called "Valley of the Thracian Kings", southeast of the town of Shipka. The mound was discovered by Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov in 1996, when archeological studies in the region were made. The studies were sponsored by...

The Thracian temple in mound "Shoushmanets" is located in the region called "Valley of the Thracian Kings", south of the town of Shipka, about 200 meters northeast of the other Thracian Tomb - Helvetia. The site was discovered by the archaeologist Georgi Kitov in 1996. The r...

The Thracian tomb in "Ostrusha" mound dates from IV century BC. It is located in the area called "Valley of the Thracian Kings" south of the town of Shipka. The ancient ritual complex was discovered in 1993 after archaeological studies. The necropolis is 7 m wide and 14 meters...