Ruse, is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately 75 km (47 mi) south of Bucharest, Romania’s capital, 200 km (124 mi) from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and 300 km (186 mi) …
Kaylaka is a large park and protected area south of Pleven, Bulgaria, situated in a Karst valley. The park is spread over 10 km² and is surrounded by sheer cliffs that suggest favourable conditions for rock climbing. The ruins of the Roman fortress of Storgosia are located in Kaylaka, as well as ponds and reservoirs …
Silistra is a town in Northeastern Bulgaria. The town lies on the southern bank of the lower Danube river, and is also the part of the Romanian border where it stops following the Danube. Silistra is the administrative center of the Silistra Province and one of the important towns of the historical region of Southern …
The Cherepish Monastery “God’s mother Assumption” lies in the gorgeous Iskar defile on the banks of the Iskur River. The monastery is located near the village of Ljutibrod, 10km away from the town of Mezdra and 25 km to the south of Vratsa. The origin of the Cherepish Monastery is connected to the history of …
According to various sources and legends, the monastery was built during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom (XII – XIV century). Robbed and burned during the Ottoman rule, the monastery was a spiritual and religious center of special importance for the development of the surrounding villages during this period. Тhe current monastery was finally formed during the …
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The fort is situated in South of Silistra and it is the most preserved of the six strengthening points of the defense system of the city, which plays an important role during Russian-Turkish wars in 1853-1856 an 1877-1878. The idea for the construction of this system of military defenses is of a German military engineer …
Tutrakan is a memorable and holy name in the wars for national unification. The town, as a part of Southern Dobroudja, is occupied by Kingdom Romania in 1913. Three years later, on the 5th and 6th September 1916, near Tutrakan is one of the most dramatic battles in entire national military history. The Bulgarian armies …
Madara Rider was discovered for science in 1872. A relief of a horseman, with several inscriptions around, is carved on the cliffs. It is the only stone relief of this kind in Europe. It is carved 23 m from the cliff base. The relief represents an actual-size horseman. The upper part is surrounded by a …
Basarbovo Monastery (Bulgarian: Басарбовски манастир) – the Monastery of Saint Dimitar Basarbowski – is a Bulgarian-orthodox cave monastery near the city of Ruse in north-eastern Bulgaria. It has the same name as the nearby village of Basarbovo and lies about 35 metres above the river Rusenski Lom, south of the Danube. Although founded during the …
The Balchik Palace is a palace in the Bulgarian Black Sea town and resort of Balchik in Southern Dobruja. The official name of the palace was the Quiet Nest Palace. It was constructed between 1926 and 1937, during the Romanian control of the region, for the needs of Queen Marie of Romania. The palace complex …