Sites to visit
Etar – Architectural and Ethnographic Complex
The Architectural And Ethnographic Complex Etara is situated on the outskirts of the town of Gabrovo.
Ethnographic Areal Complex – Zlatograd
Zlatograd is a small town in the Rhodope Mountains located just 2 km away from the Greek border and 60 km southeast of Smolyan.
Medieval Fortress near the village of Mezek
Near the village of Mezek (Svilengrad Municipality), on the Kaleto hill stand the ruins of a medieval Byzantine fortress from the end of the 11th century AD.
Mezek Tomb
The Thracian Beehive Tomb in the village of Mezek (4th – 3rd century BC) is situated in the outskirts of the village of Mezek, a municipality of Svilengrad, in the mound of Meltepe.
Veliki Preslav – National Historical-Archaeological Reserve
The town of Veliki Preslav is situated on Golyama Kamchia River, 30 km away from Pliska, the capital of the first Bulgarian Kingdom, 20 km away from Shumen, the district centre, and 25 km away from Targovishte.
Pliska – National Historical and Architectural Reserve
Roughly 29 km from Shumen and just 2 km from present-day Pliska are the remains of Bulgaria’s first capital.