Sights in Municipality Kazanluk

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 door of the goddess" (also known as "The sun door") is one of the most ancient Thracian sanctuaries found in the Bulgarian lands. It is located south of the village of Buzovgrad and can be reached by a well marked eco-path starting from the village. The Megalith dating from...

The Kazanlak Thracian Crypt (aka Kazanlak tomb) is a monument of exceptionally great worth, discovered in 1944 beneath a mound in the vicinity of the town of Kazanlak (north-east direction). It is representative of the Thracian architectural and pictorial art from the end of the 4 th and the ...

Church "St. Martyr George" in the village Enina is one of two churches in the village...

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 Sarafova mound is located near the village of Kran, about 5 km north of Kazanlak, 1 km right of the road Stara Zagora - Kazanlak - Shipka - Gabrovo. The mound was excavated in September 1995. The discovered mound-temple is dated to the IV-II century BC.The necropolis complex consists of a...

In August 2004 an archaeological team leaded by Dr. Kitov explores the mound "Svetitsata", located in the region between the town of Shipka and village of Krun (part of the "Valley of the Thracian Kings"). During the excavations was discovered Thracian Tomb in shape of...

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...

...