Sights in District Kyustendil

The Regional Historical Museum of Kyustendil is an inheritor of opened in 1897 school-museum to the town`s Pedagogical school which in 1908 became a part of the local community center "Bratstvo". Since 1992 it is called "Academician Jordan Ivanov", after the name of the great Bulgarian scholar....

Art Gallery "Vladimir Dimitrov-The Master" in Kyustendil is included in the list of The hundred tourist sites of Bulgaria.It was established in 1944 in the Ahmed Bey mosque. The Initiative was of Dragan Lozenski, Cyril Tsonev and Dr. Georgi Efremov. The base of the galley were  50 works o...

The Roman Baths of ancient town of Pautalia are constructed in II - III-rd century. They are the second biggest after the Odesos ones (Varna) of all the so far studied Roman baths in Bulgaria. The Pautaliya Baths building has a rectangular plan having a built up area of 3000 sq.m. A total of 6...

The ski-resort of Panichishte is located in the Rila Mountain at 1,400 m above sea level near the town of Sapareva Banya (there is a regular transportation available from the town). The resort has hotel options to suit all types of tourist and many bars and restaurants (mostly in the huts and...

The Emfiedzhieva house-musum in the town of Kyustendil was built in 1874 and was owned by Hristo Lazov - Kazandjiyata . He was a master and a prominent member of the Bulgarian ecclesiastical society.The house is located at the foot of the park "Hisarlaka" in the center of the neighborhood "Lozenets...

The statue of the bride in village of Nevestino is situated near the famous Kadin bridge....

The Monastery of St. Luke (a nunnery) is located at the northern foot of Osogovo mountain in the area "Pustia manastir" ("The deserted monastery"), about 2 km southwest of the village of Granitsa and 8 km south of the town of Kyustendil. It was founded in X century. Like most of...

Kadin bridge (aka "Nevestin bridge") is located  near village of Nevestino (Kyustendil region) and is one of the greatest monuments on the Balkan Peninsula which has survived over the centuries of the Turkish yoke. It was built  between 1469 and 1470 over the river of Struma by order of...

The museum complex "Saint George" in Kyustendil was officially opened on 18.09.2009 with the exhibition "Renaissance icons and church plates and printed books". The complex includes the church "St. George" and the former Renaissance school in Kyustendil, which has been restored for this...

The remains of the medieval fortress Granitsa are preserved in the area called Gradishteto - one naturally protected location of about 4 kilometers south - west from the village of Granitsa in the municipality of Kyustendil. The fortress dates back to the time of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom.The G...