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Kovachevitsa: Kovachevitsa Architectural Reserve

Kovachevitsa Architectural Reserve
Category: Old architecture in Kovachevitsa
Village of Kovachevitsa is located in the southwestern part of Rhodope Mountains, along the Kanina river, about 24 km northeast of town of Gotse Delchev. The village existed since XV - XVI century but its architecture which is kept until today and attracts many visitors, dates to XVII - XIX centurie...

Gurmen

Nicopolis ad Nestum fortress
Category: Fortress in Gurmen
Nicopolis as Nestum is a late-antique settlement on the territory of the village of Garmen in Markov Chiflik and Hisarlaka areas (7 km east of town of Gotse Delchev). This is one of the few preserved fortified towns in Bulgaria.The town was founded near the Nestos river (today`s Mesta), by the ro...

Gurmen

Centuries-old tree (Oriental plane)
Category: Parks & Gardens in Gurmen
This centuries-old tree is located in village of Garmen, half kilometer away from its center, and is one of the main landmarks of the village. The tree is a representative of the Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis) species, and is more than 600 years old. It is 24 m high and 10,46 m in girth. In 1...

Skrebatno

Museum of Skrebatno
Category: Museum in Skrebatno
The museum of Skrebatno was created by an initiative committee with the help of the whole population of the village. It is housed in a unique building that is more than 300 years old and is built over a ravine, in an old Bulgarian architectural style.The museum collection consists of two parts:- Eth...

Kovachevitsa

St Nikola church
Category: Church in Kovachevitsa
St. Nicola church in the village of Kovachevitsa was built in 1848. It is a three-nave pseudobasilica with a large semicircular apse in the east and an external loft in the west. In 1893 a four-floor belfry and a monastery school were built northwest of it and surrounded (together with the church) b...

Gurmen

St George church
Category: Church in Gurmen
St. George church in village of Garmen was built in 1898 on the base of an older church. It is a three-nave pseudobasilica with a belfry and the arcade of the central nave is decorated with murals (medallions). The iconostasis is large, with a marble imitation.The church is an artistic monument of c...

Dolno Dryanovo

Mosque of Dolno Dryanovo
Category: Mosque in Dolno Dryanovo
The Mosque in the village of Dolno Dryanovo is an attractive architectural combination of two neighbouring mosques - an old unrestored mosque that is over 500 years old and a new mosque, built in 1998. The mosque in Dolno Dryanovo is one of the biggest in the region.

Ognyanovo

Assumption church of Ognyanovo
Category: Church in Ognyanovo
The Assumption church in the village of Ognyanovo was built in 1835. It is a three-nave pseudobasilica, half-dug into the ground, with a belfry attached to its western part. The church is built of river stones. The church iconostasis is of the panel type, with a painted vine. The socle panels show ...

Skrebatno

St Paraskeva church
Category: Church in Skrebatno
The church of St. Paraskeva in the village of Skrebatno was built in 1835. It is a three-nave pseudobasilica with a belfry built in the 1970-s. The colonnade is decorated with murals and the church was painted by an original painter.

Leshten

St Parashkeva church
Category: Church in Leshten
St. Parashkeva church in the village of Leshten was built in 1837. The decorative paintings on the iconostasis and the icons have artistic value. The church has been declared a cultural monument of local significance.

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