Sights in District Montana

Island of Ibisha (aka Tsibar) is situated along the Danube river, near the village of Dolni Tsibar (east of town of Lom and west of Kozlodiy). With its surface area of ​​0.9 km2 the island gets 23rd position among the Bulgarian Danube Islands.Island of Ibisha consists mainly of river sediments - san...

The Memorial Complex "Balova Shuma" is situated about a kilometer south-eastern from the village of Gavril Ghenovo (Northwestern Bulgaria, Montana district). This is a monument from the time of the Socialism in Bulgaria and today is in poor condition - dilapidated and broken plates, overgrown with...

Chiprovoi monastery "St. Ivan Rilski" is an Orthodox monastery from the Vidin diocese. The monastery is situated in the valley of the River Chiprovska ogosta, about 5 km northeast of the town of Chiprovtzi. It can be reached by detour on the road between the villages Belimel and Zhelezna.The...

Municipal Museum of Varshetz was founded in 1999. The building, where the museum is housed, has an unique architecture. Museum exposition:- "Antique"- "Archaeological Finds and Coin Collection"- "Wellness"- "Ethnography"The museum has lots of exhibits and Treasures from Thracian and Roman times, ...

The fourth largest monastery in Bulgaria - Klisurski monastery "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" is located at the foot of the mountain peak "Todorini kukli" (1785 m), east of the village of Barzia (direction Varshetz), 9 km away from Berkovica, 12 km from Varshets and about 70-80 km. from the capital...

Lopushanski monastery of St. John the Baptist is located in Chiprovtzi part of Stara Planina mountain, in the valley of river Dalgodelska Ogosta, southwest of the village of Georgi Damyanovo and north of the village of Melyane.Before the current monastery there was another monastery at same place,...

The church St. Nikola-Old (aka Borunska church) is one of the main sights of town of Lom. It was constructed in XIII century during the reign of the Bulgarian king Mihail-Asen (1246-1257). In its "life" the church was destroyed several times but every time was restored again by local...

The Art Gallery in Varshetz is housed in the building of the old secondary school, built in 1872. The Gallery has more than 600 paintings and sculptures from wood, clay and gypsum. The gallery is compiled by the donations of art workshops held during the traditional "Feast of the resort, mineral ...

Historical Museum of Lom was founded in 1925. Today it is housed in an the old municipality building.The museum exhibits are displayed in 5 main sections: "Archaeology", "Bulgaria XV-XIX centuries", "New History", "Ethnography" and "Art."....

In town of Lom there are many historical buildings, 57 of which have been declared architectural monuments (1986). They are located mainly along the main street of the town and once were owned by the big traders (Milanese, Staykovi, Andreevi, Tsenko Todorov, Tsonzarovi, Tabakovi, Poptodorova,...