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The Belogradchik Fortress (Bulgarian: Белоградчишка крепост, Belogradchishka krepost), also known as Kaleto (Калето, "the fortress" from Turkish kale), is an ancient fortress located on the north slopes of the Balkan Mountains(Old Mountain), close to the northwestern Bulgarian town of Belogradchik and is the town's primary cultural and historical tourist attraction ...
Belogradchik (Bulgarian: Белоградчик, lit. 'Small White Town'; pronounced [bɛɫoɡrɐtˈt͡ʃik]) is a town in Vidin Province, northwestern Bulgaria, and is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality. The town is situated in the foothills of the Balkan Mountains just east of the Serbian border and about 50 km south of ...
In the so-called Cult Hall a large horizontal dance and hunting scene is depicted, arranged in two main rows: these are the best known and most reproduced Magura Cave images. Access to the area of the paintings is restricted in an effort to preserve them. [9] Before 1993, the cave wasn't protected and there was free access to all.
Ktenia is a ruined Roman and medieval fortress, situated 2.1 km to the north of the village of Lozarevo, Burgas Province in south-eastern Bulgaria. In the Middle Ages, Ktenia often changed hands between Bulgaria and Byzantium. The ruins of the fortress lie north-east of the town of Sungurlare, in the Grebenets section of the Eastern Balkan ...
Bulgaria accepted the convention on 7 March 1974. [3] 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 ...
A variety of organizations and institutions participated in developing and promoting the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria. These include: The Bulgarian Tourist Union; The Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria; The Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria; The Bulgarian State Agency for Youth and Sports; The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Zillow predicts the US housing market will keep shifting in 2025.. The real-estate firm says the average home value rose by 2.6% annually in October. It says homebuying activity should pick up ...
The Belogradchik Rocks (Bulgarian: Белоградчишки скали, Belogradchishki skali) are a group of strangely shaped sandstone and conglomerate rock formations located on the western slopes of the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) near the town of Belogradchik in northwest Bulgaria. The rocks vary in color from primarily red to ...