{"id":2454,"date":"2019-05-09T05:42:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T05:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/?page_id=2454"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:38:42","slug":"history-and-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/history-and-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"History and culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2454\" class=\"elementor elementor-2454\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb3c96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfb3c96\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398a6b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"398a6b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-718565e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"718565e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c579d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1c579d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3d019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d3d019\" 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=\"80\" height=\"81\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CategoryHistory-VariantDuochrome-ColourColour.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14391 lazyload\" alt=\"History\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CategoryHistory-VariantDuochrome-ColourColour.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14391 lazyload\" alt=\"History\" \/><\/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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ca2c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98ca2c4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94733a premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"c94733a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Discover the Bulgarian <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">History &amp; Culture<\/span><\/h1> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f97021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f97021\" 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>Bulgaria has been the homeland of some of Europe&#8217;s earliest civilisations. Its rich history and culture have been strongly influenced by its location at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East. Antiquities and cultural artefacts from these epochs and societies fill city museums. They uncover the peoples&#8217; religious, cultural, and daily beliefs through the centuries of Bulgarian life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c67ef0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c67ef0a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d02010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d02010\" 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=\"800\" height=\"420\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-157 lazyload\" alt=\"Plovdiv, Bulgaria - N\u00b01 Plovdiv Travel Guide Before You Go. Urban Tourism\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-157 lazyload\" alt=\"Plovdiv, Bulgaria - N\u00b01 Plovdiv Travel Guide Before You Go. Urban Tourism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by Martin Georgiev<\/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>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4bb6d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4bb6d4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ce383 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77ce383\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1326036 elementor-align-justify e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1326036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/brief-history\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Timeline<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8988b e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b8988b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efb896 elementor-align-justify e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9efb896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sites<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b120a62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b120a62\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7354aeb elementor-align-justify e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7354aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/religious-tourism\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Religion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b56172e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b56172e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc0b447 elementor-align-justify e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fc0b447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/unesco-heritage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">UNESCO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5fdec e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b5fdec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4410b92 elementor-align-justify e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4410b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Treasures<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe2d68 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fe2d68\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8365b2 elementor-align-justify e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f8365b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Civilisations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da83b61 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da83b61\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e94fd elementor-align-justify e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c9e94fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Communism<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa5280f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa5280f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103a5d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"103a5d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470b30c premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"470b30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Popular History and Culture <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">PLACES<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\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-e99602a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e99602a\" 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>From the ancient wonders of the Asen Fortress to the Thracian treasures at the Tomb of Sveshtari, discover the vibrant tapestry of Bulgaria&#8217;s past through these iconic landmarks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee0e6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ee0e6f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c5165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97c5165\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f7985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"93f7985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"793\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1200px-The_Great_Basilica_Klearchos_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14509 lazyload\" alt=\"Part of the Great Basilica, an architectural complex in Pliska, the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire. History and Culture tourism.\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1200px-The_Great_Basilica_Klearchos_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14509 lazyload\" alt=\"Part of the Great Basilica, an architectural complex in Pliska, the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire. History and Culture tourism.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1200px-The_Great_Basilica_Klearchos_2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1200px-The_Great_Basilica_Klearchos_2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1200px-The_Great_Basilica_Klearchos_2-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1200px-The_Great_Basilica_Klearchos_2-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Great Basilica of Pliska<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 9th-century cathedral, is now an archaeological site in Bulgaria&#8217;s first capital.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4642848 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4642848\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5db9ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"a5db9ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"803\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/\u0410\u0441\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430-\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7302 lazyload\" alt=\"Assen&#039;s Fortress\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/\u0410\u0441\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430-\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7302 lazyload\" alt=\"Assen&#039;s Fortress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/\u0410\u0441\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430-\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/\u0410\u0441\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430-\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/\u0410\u0441\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430-\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/\u0410\u0441\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430-\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442-1024x642.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Assen Fortress<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A stronghold from the Middle Ages that features ruins that have been well-preserved and panoramic views.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f156d82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f156d82\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d266010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"d266010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Nessebar-1-768x512-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-6791 lazyload\" alt=\"Nessebar old town. Urban Tourism\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Nessebar-1-768x512-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-6791 lazyload\" alt=\"Nessebar old town. Urban Tourism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Nessebar-1-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Nessebar-1-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">City of Nessebar<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Among Europe&#8217;s oldest towns, Nessebar is a reminder of the Black Sea region&#8217;s various civilisations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec33779 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec33779\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd4b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"9fd4b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thomb-Sveshtari-2-1024x488-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7239 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracian tomb of Sveshtari\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thomb-Sveshtari-2-1024x488-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7239 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracian tomb of Sveshtari\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thomb-Sveshtari-2-1024x488-2.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thomb-Sveshtari-2-1024x488-2-300x143.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thomb-Sveshtari-2-1024x488-2-768x366.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Thracian Sveshtari Tomb<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Large limestone boulders form this magnificent cave, the country&#8217;s best-preserved Thracian tomb.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f108c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f108c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a043bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"0a043bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"639\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Buzludzha-e1646396691623.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7607 lazyload\" alt=\"Buzludzha monument. Urban Tourism\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Buzludzha-e1646396691623.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7607 lazyload\" alt=\"Buzludzha monument. Urban Tourism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Buzludzha-e1646396691623.jpg 860w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Buzludzha-e1646396691623-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Buzludzha-e1646396691623-768x571.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Buzludzha Monument<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Abandoned monument serving as a relic of the country&#8217;s communist history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9d5e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f9d5e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744c54e elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"744c54e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1136\" height=\"757\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Etar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7047 lazyload\" alt=\"The open air museum Etar\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1136\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Etar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7047 lazyload\" alt=\"The open air museum Etar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Etar.jpg 1136w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Etar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Etar-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Etar-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Ethno Village Etar<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An open-air ethnographic museum showcasing Bulgarian traditional craftsmanship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845dc5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"845dc5e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f204255 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f204255\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b0735 premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"32b0735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Selected History and Culture <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">EXPERIENCES<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\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-bda0536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bda0536\" 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 selected collection of immersive and engaging experiences in Bulgaria make it possible for you to live through the rich history of the country to the fullest.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ed492 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6ed492\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31cbf27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31cbf27\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf324b elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"daf324b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur active\">\n\t\t\t\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\/10\/The-red-flat-Sofia.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13377 lazyload\" alt=\"The red flat Sofia. Urban Tourism\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-red-flat-Sofia.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13377 lazyload\" alt=\"The red flat Sofia. 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