Sights in Region South-Eastern

Monastery Saint George in Pomorie was founded in the VII-th century by the living in Anhialo Byzantine settlers. The most likely, in the past, the site was a Thracian sanctuary, as it is evidenced by the existing marble bas-relief of a Thracian rider. Like most of the old Bulgarian monasteries this...

The medieval Eastern Orthodox church of Christ Pantocrator in town of Nesebar is dated to the XIIth - XIVth century and is best known for its lavish exterior decoration. It is one of the Bulgaria`s best preserved churches of the Middle Ages.The church is designed in late Byzantine cross-in-square...

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

The population of village of Yablanovo consists of Muslims who professing heterodox Islam (Kızilbashis / Aliani). The village is notable for the unusually great number of türbes existing on its territory.The shrines in the village belong to two types:- a grave in a rectangular tomb (the türbes of Hü...

The Church of the Holy Virgin (Sveta Bogoroditsa) is one of the many interesting places and cultural monuments in town of Sozopol. It is located in old part of the town and was built during the Ottoman times in the XV-th century over ruins of of an earlier christian temple. It was constructed ...

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...

Eski Mosque (Eski Dzhamiya) in city of Stara Zagora was built in 1904 on the base of existing Medieval Christian church. Recent archaeological excavations revealed that before the church there had been a Thracian sanctuary.The mosque has beautiful mural paintings and several inscriptions ...

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...