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As of 2022, there are ten World Heritage Sites listed in Bulgaria. The first four sites were listed in 1979: the Boyana Church, the Madara Rider, the Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo, and the Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak. Four more sites were listed in 1983, one in 1985, and the most recent one in 2017. Seven of these sites are cultural and three are ...
Agushevi konatsi (Bulgarian: Агушеви конаци, "The Agush Agha 's Konaks "), built during the 19th century, is a winter estate of the Ottoman feudal who belongend to the Pomaks in Mogilitsa village in Smolyan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria. It is formed of three consecutive identical large residential edifices with courtyards.
Durankulak is a prehistoric archaeological site on the Golemija ostrov (Big Island) in Durankulak lake, Bulgaria. Prehistoric settlement commenced on the small island approximately 7000 BP and lasted for thousands of years. The first inhabitants were the Hamangia culture, dated from the middle of the 6th millennium to the middle of 5th ...
Public access. Yes. Villa Armira (Bulgarian: Вила “Армира”), meaning "Reinforced Villa", is a 1st-century suburban Roman villa in southeastern Bulgaria, located in the proximity of Ivaylovgrad, Haskovo Province. Discovered in 1964 during reservoir construction, it is a primary historical attraction to the Ivaylovgrad area. [1]
The tomb's architectural decor is considered to be unique, with polychrome half-human, half-plant caryatids and painted murals. The ten female figures carved in high relief on the walls of the central chamber and the decorations of the lunette in its vault are the only examples of this type found so far in the Thracian lands.
Devnya — Museum of Mosaics. Veliko Tarnovo — Tsarevets archaeological reserve, Museum of History, Arbanasi architectural reserve. Svishtov — Aleko Konstantinov 's House. Vidin — Konaka Museum (Museum of History) and Baba Vida Fortress. Magura Cave. Belogradchik – Museum of History, Belogradchik Rocks.
Ustra is a castle in the eastern Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. Its ruins lie 4 km (2 + 1⁄2 mi) southwest of the village of Ustren situated on a hill at approximately 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level. The fortress was built in the 10th century AD to protect an important trade route.
The architecture of the houses is original and unique. Most of them were built in the second half of the 19th century, but there are also new houses, built in the same style. The village was designated an "Architectural and Historical Reserve of National Importance" in 1977. Many Bulgarian movies have been filmed there.