Sights in District Pleven

The Rock Church of St. Stephan is located in the "Plavala" locality, 1 km east of Nikopol. The church is carved into limestone rocks and there are lots of old inscriptions and drawings from the period of the rise of Christianity (III-IV century). In   X - XI century it was part of a monastery co...

The Fortress Kaleto (aka "Shsihmanova Fortress") is located on the western hill of Nikopol, overlooking the town. It was initially built by the Romans as a border fortifying post, and Nikopol was then built around this fortress. The fortress has been found to contain artifacts dating back to the...

The remains of Roman military caste "Dimum" are located in the northern part of town of Belene (north of the "Vasil Levski" school). In the I-st century Dimum was a very important point of the Roman province of Moesia. Even during the regime of the first Roman Emperor Augustus...

The remains of fortress Storgozia are located in Kailuka park near city of Pleven. It was built in the late antiquity (IV-VI centuries) by the Romans and was with area of 31000 square meters. The fortress walls were 2 meters wide made by solid stones. Inside the fortress there were many residential...

The ruins of the ancient town Ulpia Eskus are located in Northwest part of Gigen village, 5 km. away from the place where the Iskar River (known in the antiquity with its Thracian name Eskus) flows into the Danube. The town was founded in the I-st century in the neighborhood of a Thracian settlement...