The Lakatnik (Elbow) Cliffs are located on the left slope of the Iskar Gorge in the Stara Planina (Central Balkans), above the Lakatnik train station. The whole region got its name from the bend in t...
Month: April 2020
Historical Museum, town of Malko Tarnovo
Malko Tarnovo is the largest inhabited area on the territory of the picturesque Strandzha Mountain. It is situated 76 km south from Burgas, 56 km south-west from Tsarevo, 470 km south-east from Sofia...
The Ancient Fortress of Almus in the city of Lom
The Ancient Fortress of Almus is located in the present-day city of Lom, in the residential quarter of Kaleta. It was declared a cultural landmark in Issue № 98 of the State Decrees for 1971. There w...
Kiten
The town of Kiten is located at the Black Sea shore, at a distance of only 5 kilometers from the town of Primorsko and about 55 kilometers south of Burgas city. The population of the town is only 1,0...
The Russian Church “St. Nikolay” – Sofia City
The Russian church “St. Nikolay” is located in the center of Sofia, at the intersection of Rakovska and Tsar Osvoboditel streets. It is one of the most remarkable buildings in Sofia. It was built in ...
Kardzhali
The town of Kardzhali is situated in the Eastern Rhodope mountains, on both banks of the Arda river. It is situated at a distance of 259 kilometers from Sofia, 90 kilometers from Plovdiv, 50 kilomete...
The Burgas Museum of Ethnography
The Ethnographic Museum in the city of Burgas is located in the house known as the Brakalov House, which was built in 1873 for the respected community leader Dimitar Todorov Brakalov. The museum is ...
The Zemen Monastery
The Zemen Monastery “Saint John the Evangelist” is located 1.5 km from the city of Zemen and 70 km southwest of Sofia. At first, it was thought the monastery was built between the 9th and 10th centur...
Batak
The Batak Dam resort is located at a distance of about 8 kilometers from the town of Batak and 24 kilometers from Velingrad. The resort lies on the shore of the Batak Dam in Tsigov Chark area, on an ...
The Teteven Historical Musuem
The Teteven Historical Museum was founded in 1911. The museum exhibits are arranged in three sections – Archeology, Ethnography, and The Bulgarian Awakening. The Archeology Section offers displays su...