{"id":10500,"date":"2023-01-15T15:30:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T15:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/?p=10500"},"modified":"2025-10-23T07:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T07:54:18","slug":"the-thracians-the-ancient-civilizations-on-the-bulgarian-lands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/the-thracians-the-ancient-civilizations-on-the-bulgarian-lands\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient civilizations &#8211; The Thracians on the Bulgarian lands"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10500\" class=\"elementor elementor-10500\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9388026 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"9388026\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42e7e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The ancient civilizations: <br>\n<b>the Thracians on the Bulgarian lands<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431e02c elementor-testimonial--skin-bubble elementor-testimonial--align-left elementor-testimonial--mobile-align-center elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"431e02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Viki-Delcheva.jpeg\" alt=\"Viki Delcheva\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Viki-Delcheva.jpeg\" alt=\"Viki Delcheva\"><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Viki Delcheva<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Writer<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-485727c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"485727c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d6d54a6\" data-id=\"2d6d54a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aacc3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aacc3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you heard about the Thracians?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the Pyramid of Giza &#8211; one of the Seven Wonders of the World &#8211; is on your list of places to visit, then you&#8217;ve probably heard of the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And what about Orpheus, who managed to save his beloved Eurydice from the underworld with the magical sounds of his lyre?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What about Spartacus &#8211; the leader of the greatest rebellion against Rome?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the connection between all of them and one of the oldest European civilizations, which inhabited the lands of the Balkan Peninsula and today&#8217;s Bulgaria, <\/span><b>more than 7,000 years ago? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Herodotus (5th century BC), also known as the &#8220;Father of History&#8221;, says that, after the Indians, this European civilization is the largest of all nations in the world. <strong>Three out of a total of 9 Bulgarian sites on the <a href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/unesco-sites-bulgaria\/\">UNESCO World Cultural<\/a> and Natural Heritage List belong to these ancient people.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bea91a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bea91a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who are the Thracians?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6fe6d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6fe6d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3004fbb\" data-id=\"3004fbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a08c80b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a08c80b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once upon a time, there was a tribe. They were called <strong>Thracians<\/strong>. For the first time, their name was mentioned by Homer (8th century BC) in the well-known &#8220;Iliad&#8221;.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name &#8220;Thracians&#8221; is a collection of many tribes, which, however, do not differ in their ethnicity, but simply bear the names of royal-priestly dynastic families: Odridi, Geti, Tribali, Edoni, Besi, etc. The meaning of the name &#8220;Thraki&#8221; itself is not very clear. According to one of the interpretations, it has the meaning of &#8220;brave&#8221;. According to another, the name comes from the nymph Thrace, considered a healer and diviner.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fearless ancient Greeks employed this ancient tribe in their armies because of their proven military abilities and their horse army.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697c62e elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"697c62e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tAt the same time, they sneered at the fact that even Thracian men adorned themselves with gold. However, one of the Thracian kings - Midas, was believed to have the ability to turn everything he touched into gold.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa79bb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa79bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s dive into the history of this ancient tribe and trace some of the corners left by them and preserved to this day. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>Thracians were pastoralists and farmers, and at the same time developed specialized <\/strong><\/span><strong>trades such as mining and metalworking, pottery, leatherworking and woodworking. <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were cultivating vineyards and producing beer. The consumption of these beverages was an invariable part of the festivities they organized, the greatest of all celebrations were dedicated to the funeral rite.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike modern men, who mourn their loved ones, the Thracians usually laughed when someone died and cried when someone was born. The transfer of the soul to the afterlife was raised into a cult.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1d91a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b1d91a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polygamy was typical of this tribe, and usually, when a Thracian died, his wives (between 3 and 13, depending on social status), consulted with the local elder, who had to <strong>decide which one was the most beloved, so that she could be sacrificed and buried with her dead husband.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the other wives shed tears of sorrow, as they were not the chosen ones.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ff18e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1ff18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We find evidence of the lavish feasts associated with the burial ritual among the Thracians in nearly 50,000 Thracian tombs located on the territory of Bulgaria.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197d34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"197d34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10510 lazyload\" alt=\"The Ancient Civilizations - the Thracians on the Bulgarian lands\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10510 lazyload\" alt=\"The Ancient Civilizations - the Thracians on the Bulgarian lands\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/thracians.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tattooed Thracians killing Orpheus - Allard Pierson, University of Amsterdam, APM 2581<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03bc42f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03bc42f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which are the most impressive Thracians tombs in Bulgaria?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70d808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e70d808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most studied tombs are in the so-called Valley of the Thracian Kings in the Kazanlak area. Similar to the &#8220;Valley of the Egyptian Pharaohs&#8221; in Egypt, here as well were buried Thracian kings and important representatives of the Thracian aristocracy. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the investigated tombs were looted in ancient times. All objects found in them can be seen in the Iskra Historical Museum, in the city of Kazanlak.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb34a97 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"bb34a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tRulers were buried with gold objects and used during cult ceremonies and religious rituals. According to the Thracians, gold absorbed the vibrations and energy of a man, and therefore new objects were made for each new ruler, and the old or used ones were buried underground.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014ff8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"014ff8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Thracian treasures, discovered by chance by the local population at different periods, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contain objects depicting religious scenes. Found in various places in Bulgaria, it is believed that they were probably buried in the ground by the ancient inhabitants to hide during military conflicts or because of their belief that the land was sacred and to honour their connection to it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e70f5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e70f5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a90bfa\" data-id=\"9a90bfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd6248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dd6248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/thracian-tomb-kazanlak\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thracian tomb in Kazanlak<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70d26d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b70d26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/thracian-tomb-kazanlak\/\"><b>Kazanlak Tomb<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Tyulbeto Park &#8211; 3rd century BC, is the first Bulgarian monument that is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">included in the world treasure of UNESCO and one of the few tombs that were built with bricks. The most impressive in it are the wall paintings that help us understand the rituals of the Thracians in their earthly and afterlife. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scenes painted in bright colours (black, yellow, white and red) on the walls of the corridor and burial chamber reveal the story of a man and woman, probably local rulers, whose mortal remains have also been found. This is the only Thracian tomb in which the bones of a woman have been found.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c82296\" data-id=\"3c82296\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b8a76d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b8a76d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0438\u0306\u0441\u043a\u0430-\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430-1024x696.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5584 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracians Tomb Kazanlak\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0438\u0306\u0441\u043a\u0430-\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0438\u0306\u0441\u043a\u0430-\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430-600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0438\u0306\u0441\u043a\u0430-\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0438\u0306\u0441\u043a\u0430-\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0438\u0306\u0441\u043a\u0430-\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430.jpg 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0438\u0306\u0441\u043a\u0430-\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430-1024x696.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5584 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracians Tomb Kazanlak\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0438\u0306\u0441\u043a\u0430-\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0438\u0306\u0441\u043a\u0430-\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430-600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0438\u0306\u0441\u043a\u0430-\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0438\u0306\u0441\u043a\u0430-\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0438\u0306\u0441\u043a\u0430-\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430.jpg 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7f2aa7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7f2aa7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-252feca\" data-id=\"252feca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2884a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2884a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Tomb of Seuthes III<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1961f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f1961f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King Seuthes III, ruler of the Odris Kingdom, the 4th century BC, was preserved in this tomb.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its remains were buried with his horse and weapons and all the king&#8217;s personal belongings to serve him in the afterlife. Upon entering the tomb, the first thing that stands in your way is the bronze head of Seuthus III, separated from the statue of the ruler, following the ritualistic funerary practices, according to which the head was separated from the body to continue to protect the entire kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcf2f8c\" data-id=\"bcf2f8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a53564e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a53564e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kazanlakmuseum.com\/en\/?cid=31\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tomb-of-King-Seuthes-III-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10517 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracians Tomb of King Seuthes III\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tomb-of-King-Seuthes-III-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tomb-of-King-Seuthes-III-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tomb-of-King-Seuthes-III-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tomb-of-King-Seuthes-III.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tomb-of-King-Seuthes-III-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10517 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracians Tomb of King Seuthes III\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tomb-of-King-Seuthes-III-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tomb-of-King-Seuthes-III-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tomb-of-King-Seuthes-III-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tomb-of-King-Seuthes-III.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Picture showing the doors to the tomb. Photo provided by the Kazanlak Museum<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a5377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19a5377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thracians Gold Treasures Discovered in Bulgaria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc16115 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc16115\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cabda13\" data-id=\"cabda13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90ea7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d90ea7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thracian Panagyurishte Treasure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450f96a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"450f96a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Panagyurishte gold Treasure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which can be seen in the National History Museum in Sofia, represents a gold wine-drinking service consisting of 9 vessels, made out of 24-karat gold, with a total weight of over 6 kg &#8211; one phial and eight rhytons, on which are depicted Hera, Apollo, Artemis and Nike. The set belonged to a ruler of the Odrysian tribe of the late 4th and early 3rd centuries BC.\u00a0 and was used for religious ceremonies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b159805\" data-id=\"b159805\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b3c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5b3c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Panagyurishte-gold-Treasure-1024x725.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10524 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracian Panagyurishte gold Treasure\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Panagyurishte-gold-Treasure-1024x725.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Panagyurishte-gold-Treasure-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Panagyurishte-gold-Treasure-768x544.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Panagyurishte-gold-Treasure.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Panagyurishte-gold-Treasure-1024x725.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10524 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracian Panagyurishte gold Treasure\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Panagyurishte-gold-Treasure-1024x725.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Panagyurishte-gold-Treasure-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Panagyurishte-gold-Treasure-768x544.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Panagyurishte-gold-Treasure.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Thracian Panagyurishte Treasure<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7218e83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7218e83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-deee191\" data-id=\"deee191\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267fea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"267fea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thracian Treasure \"Rogozen\" <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed2564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ed2564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Rogozen treasure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be seen in the Regional History Museum in Vratsa, and about 20 vessels are owned by the National History Museum in Sofia. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the largest silver treasure found on our lands and is a family service handed down from one generation to another between the 5th and 4th centuries BC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most interesting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vessels is the phial representing the myth of Heracles and Agave. The discovery of this vessel, produced in one of the studios along the Aegean coast, proves the active contact of the local Thracian population with the rest of the ancient world.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dda69a\" data-id=\"8dda69a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28bc270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28bc270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"486\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rogozen-treasure.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10525 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracian Treasure &quot;Rogozen&quot;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rogozen-treasure.jpeg 758w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rogozen-treasure-300x192.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rogozen-treasure.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10525 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracian Treasure &quot;Rogozen&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rogozen-treasure.jpeg 758w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rogozen-treasure-300x192.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Thracian Treasure \"Rogozen\" <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a5433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5a5433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rock-cult Thracians Sanctuaries\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8ecdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a8ecdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rocks were sacred to the Thracians. According to them, their height personifies the ritual of passing from every day to the sacred. Reaching the summit, touched by the first rays of the sun, one penetrated into another, new and pure space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perperek, rising on a rocky peak with a height of 470 meters, in the heart of the Rhodopes, is the largest cult complex in the territory of Bulgaria. Used for sacrifices by the local Thracian tribe of Besi, about 7000 years ago, it reached its heyday in Antiquity. Here was discovered a sanctuary of the god Dionysus, who, together with Apollo in Delphi, was considered one of the two most significant oracles in Antiquity. According to ancient legends, wine-fire rites were performed there on a special altar, and according to the height of the flames, the power of prediction was determined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like the Deaf Stones, Perperikon was essentially a town where to this day one can walk the wide carved streets and admire the houses cut out of the rock itself.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151df5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"151df5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1907 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracian city Perperikon\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d.jpg 748w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d-600x321.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1907 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracian city Perperikon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d.jpg 748w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d-600x321.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The ancient town of Perperikon<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e5c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19e5c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thracian town Belintash<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7842c88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7842c88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a473c03\" data-id=\"a473c03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eabe2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eabe2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Belintash<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, literally translated (from the Bulgarian-Turkish dialect) as &#8220;white stone&#8221;, dated as a cult complex from the 5th century BC. It is located in the Plovdiv region and it\u2019s the second-largest Thracian sanctuary after Perperek. The rocky plateau is another proof of the Thracians&#8217; connection with the earth and their belief that it is dotted with energy sources. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perfectly identical holes were discovered, as well as two carved rock pools that do not dry up even on the hottest days of the year. Interesting geometric shapes are observed, for the origin of which there is no unequivocal theory, but some of the lovers of legends claim that in the round holes, which can be seen in the rock to this day, there were rings, testifying that the rock massif of Belintash served as a landing place for Noah&#8217;s Ark during the Flood.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166d50e elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"166d50e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe eroding rock in the shape of a human face near the complex's entrance, which oddly resembles the Egyptian Sphinx, would likely be of interest to conspiracy theory enthusiasts as well.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-350e7fd\" data-id=\"350e7fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275f76e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"275f76e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"932\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Belintash-1024x932.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10533 lazyload\" alt=\"Discover the Nature in Bulgaria: The most outstanding nature places\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Belintash-1024x932.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Belintash-300x273.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Belintash-768x699.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Belintash.jpeg 1077w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Belintash-1024x932.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10533 lazyload\" alt=\"Discover the Nature in Bulgaria: The most outstanding nature places\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Belintash-1024x932.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Belintash-300x273.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Belintash-768x699.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Belintash.jpeg 1077w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sunset photo from Belintash - Picture by Kiril Penev<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b6144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65b6144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Deaf Stones<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5f59a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5f59a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d5d8eb\" data-id=\"3d5d8eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94324e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94324e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Deaf Stones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a walled burial complex in the Eastern Rhodopes that consists of 459 niches carved into 30-meter cliffs. The urns of the dead were probably placed in the niches. A petroglyph, a typical Thracian solar symbol depicting a solar boat, was discovered in the area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rock complex was part of a city with streets, buildings and temples that reached its peak around 3000 years ago. Its name comes from the fact that between the majestic rocks, no matter how much you shout, an echo never appears. There is, of course, a logical explanation, and that is that rocks are hollow, which is why they absorb sound waves.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eb9fe3\" data-id=\"7eb9fe3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e41ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e41ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/deaf-stones.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10537 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracian Deaf stones\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/deaf-stones.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/deaf-stones-300x231.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/deaf-stones.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10537 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracian Deaf stones\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/deaf-stones.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/deaf-stones-300x231.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b72fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b72fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kovil Complex or also called \"Tatul\"<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad960f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad960f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e983bbc\" data-id=\"e983bbc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa9715 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efa9715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Stone Head<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is another sanctuary built and used by the Besi, located in the Kardzhali region and is about 7000 years old. It is a rock massif, on the top of which there is a sarcophagus in the shape of a truncated pyramid, 15 meters high.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archaeological studies, based on the hundreds of cult objects, pottery and god-Sun images found, are controversial, with two main theories: that either the Thracian king Rhesus of the Edoni tribe was buried here, whose tomb served as a place of pilgrimage for the local Besi, or that the sanctuary of Orpheus was housed here. In support of the latter, historians cite as evidence what is not typical of burials in this era, carried out in mounds underground, a sanctuary built on a high hill, near the sun.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5e8338\" data-id=\"c5e8338\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e33cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57e33cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tatul-1024x654.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10538 lazyload\" alt=\"tatul\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tatul-1024x654.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tatul-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tatul-768x490.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tatul-1536x980.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tatul.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tatul-1024x654.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10538 lazyload\" alt=\"tatul\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tatul-1024x654.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tatul-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tatul-768x490.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tatul-1536x980.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tatul.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f626946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f626946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thracian Beliefs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f896b0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f896b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Thracians believed in many different gods, and they did not have a hierarchical order like the ancient Greeks. The most cherished deities were the Sun, the Thracian horseman &#8211; god of nature, plants and the animal world, Orpheus &#8211; the king-priest who showed them the way to immortality, the Great Mother Goddess Bendita, who gave and took away life, therefore she was worshipped as the mistress of nature and fertility, and God Zagreus &#8211; corresponding to the ancient Greek god of wine Dionysus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certainly, the most praised was the god &#8211; Sun, in honour of whom the Thracians performed a sacred ritual, preserved to this day on the Bulgarian lands and included in the cultural and historical heritage of UNESCO, namely &#8211; nestinarism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spiritual custom is related to a ritual dance on hot embers, during which the Thracians fell into a trance and prayed to the Sun god for fertility on earth. The fire was lit from the tree sacred to them &#8211; oak, and the ritual was performed only by the sacred priests of the local tribe that inhabited the lands of Strandzha. Today there the village of Bulgari is the only place where, on the night of the 3rd and 4th of June, the feast of St. Constantine and Helena, the pagan tradition has become intertwined with the Christian religion and the local population repeats the mystical ritual, following in the footsteps of the Thracians of 7000 years ago.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbbcd64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbbcd64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treasures, pyramids and mystical teachings are woven into this ancient people &#8211; the Thracians, who formed the cradle of European civilization more than 7000 years ago. 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