Sights in Region North-Western

The ruins of the Late-Antique and Early-Byzantine fortress Augusta are located in in the Kaleto area of northwestern Danube River Valley, between towns of Mizia and Kozloduy, around 3 kilometers north of  village of Harlets. Kaleto is an area offering favorable natural and geographical conditions o...

Iliya Beshkov Art Gallery in city of Pleven was open in 1958. This is the gallery that has the largest exhibition area in the town and is a leader in the cultural life of North-Central Bulgaria. There are displayed more than 6000 works of art, separated in different sections: Paintings, Graphics,...

Regional Historical museum of Vidin is one of the oldest scientific and cultural institutions in the town. The start of the museum activity in Vidin region is around 1910 when the Archaeological Society was  established and the first museum collection was arranged.The museums is structured in ...

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...

Hissar Fortress is situated in the old part of town of Lovech, on the right bank of the Osam river. It was build in the IX-th -X-th century and occupies both upper terraces of the hill. The housing estates and production zone of the town were situated at the lower one - third terrace, on the slopes...

The Church "Sveti spas" in the village of Drazhintsi was consecrated on September 18, 2010 by the bishop of Vidin - Dometian. Until then, there was no a church in the village. The name Sveti Spas has been chosen, because from decades the people from the village feast Spasovden as official holiday of...

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,...

The Fortress "Kamaka" ("The Stone") is located about 1 km west of Oryahovo on a hill from where there was an excellent visibility over the region around. The castle was built in the IX century and was an important frontier post - part of the defense system along the northern...

Konaka museum in town of Vidin is housed in building that is a unique architectural and cultural monument of local significance. It was built up in the XVIII-th century and served as a Turkish police station. After the Liberation from the Ottomans it was reconstructed and Bulgarian Renaissance...

At the beginning of the XX-th century (1904 -1907) in the town of Pordim was founded a museum devoted to the participation of Romania in the Russo-Turkish war 1877-1878. The Museum is housed in a house built after the war, but which is close to the building (also preserved in its original form), ...