{"id":6694,"date":"2022-02-12T13:58:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T13:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/?p=6694"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:43:13","slug":"10-bulgaria-historic-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/10-bulgaria-historic-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"10 best Bulgaria historic sites to visit in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6694\" class=\"elementor elementor-6694\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b489c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b489c4\" 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-4e6ae8e\" data-id=\"4e6ae8e\" 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-6d3644f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d3644f\" 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\">10 best Bulgaria historic sites to visit in 2022<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3953c34 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3953c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\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-62a6290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62a6290\" 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\u00a0is rich in history and tradition.\u00a0As one of Europe\u2019s oldest inhabited nations, it no wonder why there incredible ruins and ancient\u00a0sites\u00a0in\u00a0Bulgaria\u00a0to visit. These ancient\u00a0sites\u00a0of\u00a0Bulgaria\u00a0are comprised mostly of Thracian, Roman, and Byzantine ruins, each possessing its own unique story and\u00a0historical\u00a0intrigue.<\/p>\n<p>And so with that in mind here are 10 suggestions for your 2022 planning!<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e874955 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e874955\" 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-3b132d8\" data-id=\"3b132d8\" 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-745db54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"745db54\" 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\">1. The old city of Nessebar<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5582763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5582763\" 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>Beach resort Nessebar, Bulgaria\u00a0is one of the oldest European towns. The summer holiday venue is situated on a small peninsula, 37 km northeast of Bourgas and 429 km east of Sofia. Nessebar has best beaches on the\u00a0Black Sea coast, reasonably priced hotels, many aqua parks and it ideally suits tourists who love cultural tourism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nesebar Architectural-Historical Reserve<\/strong>\u00a0is located in the Old Town and takes the form of an 850 m long and 350 m wide peninsula. The Old Town was declared an architectural-historical reserve of national importance by virtue of Ordinance No 243 of the Council of Ministers of 18 July 1956.<\/p>\n<p>In 1983 Old Nesebar was included in the List of World Cultural Heritage Sites of UNESCO.<\/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-18edd07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18edd07\" 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\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Nessebar-old-town-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Old town of Nessebar\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Nessebar-old-town-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Old town of Nessebar\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2309449 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2309449\" 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-c243db8\" data-id=\"c243db8\" 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-22d6578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22d6578\" 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\">2. Rila Monastery<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439abf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"439abf4\" 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>Rila Monastery\u00a0is the most gorgeous, peaceful and authentic place in\u00a0Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rila Monastery<\/strong>\u00a0was founded in the 10th century by St John of Rila, a hermit canonized by the Orthodox Church. His ascetic dwelling and tomb became a holy site and were transformed into a monastic complex which played an important role in the spiritual and social life of medieval Bulgaria. Destroyed by fire at the beginning of the 19th century, the complex was rebuilt between 1834 and 1862. A characteristic example of the Bulgarian Renaissance (18th\u201319th centuries), the monument symbolizes the awareness of a Slavic cultural identity following centuries of occupation.<\/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-dd9fe97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd9fe97\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rilski-Manastir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5486 lazyload\" alt=\"UNESCO has 9 declared World Heritage sites in Bulgaria\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rilski-Manastir.jpg 640w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rilski-Manastir-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rilski-Manastir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5486 lazyload\" alt=\"UNESCO has 9 declared World Heritage sites in Bulgaria\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rilski-Manastir.jpg 640w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rilski-Manastir-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57b6d11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57b6d11\" 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-ba1551a\" data-id=\"ba1551a\" 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-a377b09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a377b09\" 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\">3. The Roman Theatre in the city of Plovdiv.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9f2b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd9f2b2\" 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>The Antique Theater in Plovdiv is situated in the Old Town, in the saddle between the two hills \u2013 Dzhambaz and Taksim Tepe. It was built in the beginning of the 2nd century AD during the ruling of Emperor Trayan (98 \u2013 117 AD). It is one of the best preserved antique theaters in the world. It was declared an archaeological monument in issue 6 of the State Gazette of 1995.<\/p>\n<p>It was found during archaeological excavations conducted in 1968-79 by the Archaeological Museum of Plovdiv. Its visible part (the theatron) is amphitheatrically situated and separated into two ranges \u2013 each consisting of 14 rows of seats, made of marble. The seats are divided into sectors by the staircases, descending to the stage. The two ranges are divided by a wide horizontal path (diazoma). A two-storey construction called skene (a dressing-hall for the actors) with side wings that rise from the side of the stage. Inscriptions and exquisite statues which are now included in the building architecture were found. This antique theatre was used to accommodate 5 to 7 thousand viewers.<\/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-0a8c21a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a8c21a\" 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=\"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\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-ec7281a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec7281a\" 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-9197895\" data-id=\"9197895\" 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-f585871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f585871\" 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\">4. Tsarevets Fortress in Veliko Tarnovo<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a690978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a690978\" 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>The inescapable symbol of Veliko T\u00e2rnovo, this reconstructed fortress dominates the skyline and is one of Bulgaria\u2019s most beloved monuments. The former seat of the medieval tsars, it boasts the remains of more than 400 houses, 18 churches, the royal palace, an execution rock and more. Watch your step: there are lots of potholes, broken steps and unfenced drops. The fortress morphs into a psychedelic spectacle with a magnificent night-time\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210227130935\/https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/pois\/1542181\">Sound &amp; Light Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the 9th century, a Bulgar settlement was founded there, which grew rapidly. The construction of the defensive wall, which still stands today, started in the 12th century. The wall was 1,100 meters long, up to 3.40 meters thick at certain places and over 10 meters high. The fortress had three entrances, the outlines of which can be traced today.<\/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-0f6fbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f6fbcb\" 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=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tsarevets-vertical-Autumn-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7228 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tsarevets-vertical-Autumn-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tsarevets-vertical-Autumn-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tsarevets-vertical-Autumn-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7228 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tsarevets-vertical-Autumn-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tsarevets-vertical-Autumn-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12ca152 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12ca152\" 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-bb3e324\" data-id=\"bb3e324\" 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-dbbf5ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbbf5ae\" 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\">5. The Roman Rotunda Saint George in Sofia.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f112d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08f112d\" 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>The Roman Rotunda \/the church \u201cSt. George\u201d\/ is the oldest preserved structure which still serves its original purpose in Sofia city. It was built in the 4th century by the Romans according to a fairly complex plan: a vast, circular central chamber, surmounted by a dome and surrounded by four semi-circular apses. The temple has been significantly changed since then. First, it was destroyed by the Huns, rebuilt as a church, then turned into a mosque by the Ottomans. The <strong>Roman Rotunda<\/strong> has been recently restored, it is worth seeing due to its simple, but still exquisite architecture, remarkable remnants of frescoes and the entire complex of ruins behind the altar.<\/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-b46004c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b46004c\" 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=\"682\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-826 lazyload\" alt=\"Roman Rutonda Saint George\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-826 lazyload\" alt=\"Roman Rutonda Saint George\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge.jpg 1280w\" 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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b0a423 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b0a423\" 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-6ca12ca\" data-id=\"6ca12ca\" 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-85444de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85444de\" 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\">6. Belogradchik Fortress<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9021e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a9021e\" 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>The Belogradchik Fortress is situated at a distance of 1.5 km from the town of Belgradchik among the renowned Belogradchik rocks. The fortress has existed since Roman times. In 1st \u2013 3rd century AD the Romans built roads in the new provinces of the empire on the Balkan peninsula, as well as fortresses to guard them. The mission of the Belogradchik Fortress was to control the road from the town of Ratsiaria. The Romans constructed the highest part of the fortress, called The Citadel. There are remains of another fortress at a distance of a few meters from it \u2013 Latin Stronghold, which served as an assisting fortification. Upon the separation of the Roman Empire in 395 the Balkan lands entered within the borders of Byzantium. At the end of the 7th century, the Belogradchik Fortress fell within the territory of the newly created Bulgarian state.<\/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-e0a070f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0a070f\" 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=\"701\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Belogradchik-Fortress-1024x701.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7256 lazyload\" alt=\"Belogradchik Rocks Fortress\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Belogradchik-Fortress-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Belogradchik-Fortress-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Belogradchik-Fortress-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Belogradchik-Fortress.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Belogradchik-Fortress-1024x701.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7256 lazyload\" alt=\"Belogradchik Rocks Fortress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Belogradchik-Fortress-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Belogradchik-Fortress-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Belogradchik-Fortress-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Belogradchik-Fortress.jpg 1136w\" 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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b6555f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b6555f\" 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-3bfc951\" data-id=\"3bfc951\" 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-e7c1dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7c1dfc\" 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\">7. Thracian Sveshtari tomb<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95b1ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b95b1ac\" 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>Discovered in 1982 near the village of Sveshtari, this 3rd-century BC Thracian tomb reflects the fundamental structural principles of Thracian cult buildings. The tomb has a unique architectural decor, with polychrome half-human, half-plant caryatids and painted murals.<\/p>\n<p>The 10 female figures carved in high relief on the walls of the central chamber and the decoration of the lunette in its vault are the only examples of this type found so far in the Thracian lands. It is a remarkable reminder of the culture of the Getes, a Thracian people who were in contact with the Hellenistic and Hyperborean worlds, according to ancient geographers.<\/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-818b31b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"818b31b\" 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=\"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-large size-large wp-image-7239 lazyload\" alt=\"Thracian tomb of Sveshtari\" data-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><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-large size-large 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\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-6c85690 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c85690\" 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-735e905\" data-id=\"735e905\" 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-1a5bac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a5bac0\" 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\">8. Ancient Villa Armira<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e580651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e580651\" 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>Villa Armira is one of the earliest and most accurately dated villa complexes from the Roman era, studied in Bulgaria. She is an outstanding architectural monument from 2000 years ago. This is the most sumptuously decorated private house (palace) of the Roman period, discovered in the Bulgarian lands. The villa was a center of land tenure, founded by Thracian rich aristocratic family.<\/p>\n<p>Excavations of the mound near the village of Great Svirachi in 2001-2002 contributed greatly to the proof of Thracian origin of the founding her first its ruler was the successor of a Thracian king (bazilevs). He received for service to the Roman power status of a Roman citizen and thus has acquired the right to create a holiday farm which is still organized in the 50 ~ 70 years of the first century A.D. That is only about twenty years after the final conquest of Thrace of Rome.<\/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-adc4bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"adc4bca\" 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=\"779\" height=\"509\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Vila-Armira-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7261 lazyload\" alt=\"Villa Armira\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Vila-Armira-1.jpeg 779w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Vila-Armira-1-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Vila-Armira-1-768x502.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Vila-Armira-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7261 lazyload\" alt=\"Villa Armira\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Vila-Armira-1.jpeg 779w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Vila-Armira-1-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Vila-Armira-1-768x502.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ea5408 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ea5408\" 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-ff4c658\" data-id=\"ff4c658\" 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-c573c6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c573c6c\" 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\">9. Rock hewn churches in Ivanovo<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0b76a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d0b76a\" 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>The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo are Bulgaria\u2019s closest equivalent to Cappadocia. A cave labyrinth of rock churches, monasteries, chapels and monastic living quarters high above the valley of the Rusenski Lom River, the complex was the home of religious hermits (Hesychasts) in the 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century.<\/p>\n<p>The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo\u2019s curiously-named caves (\u201cThe Buried Church\u201d, \u201cLord\u2019s Ravine\u201d and \u201cThe Demolished Church\u201d) house religious murals in the late Byzantine style as well as medieval graffiti. Together with the scenic natural surroundings of the river gorge, this is a site that will send you on a fairytale journey to the Bulgarian Middle Ages.<\/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-0838a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0838a14\" 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=\"682\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ivanovo-churches-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7053 lazyload\" alt=\"Cliff churches in the village of Ivanovo, UNESCO sites Bulgaria\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ivanovo-churches-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ivanovo-churches-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ivanovo-churches-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ivanovo-churches.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ivanovo-churches-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7053 lazyload\" alt=\"Cliff churches in the village of Ivanovo, UNESCO sites Bulgaria\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ivanovo-churches-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ivanovo-churches-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ivanovo-churches-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ivanovo-churches.jpg 1136w\" 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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10d3731 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10d3731\" 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-8633332\" data-id=\"8633332\" 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-5466b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5466b58\" 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\">10. The village of Kovachevitsa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971cb68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"971cb68\" 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>Kovachevitsa\u00a0is an architectural reserve located in the southwest of Bulgaria, some 220 km from\u00a0Sofia\u00a0and 22 km from Gotse Delchev. There is no direct public transport to Kovachevitsa \u2013 you can travel to Ognyanovo or Gotse Delchev and then hire or share a taxi. The reserve of Kovachevitsa represents a typical old\u00a0Rhodope\u00a0village architecture and includes the Sveti Nikola church, 2 schools, 112 houses and 5 outdoor constructions (such as barns and storage rooms). 56 of the buildings have been restored and renovated and the rest are preserved to a certain degree.<\/p>\n<p>The general look is from the period of the National Revival, with a stone laid narrow streets and beautiful 2 to 4 floors tall houses with high stone walls and quaint tiny courtyards. The Dishlyanova, Shumareva, Pilareva, Gyuzleva, Sarafova and Koyuvi houses are only a few of the Kovachevitsa houses with unique architectural and artistic qualities which have attracted many tourists and film projects to the small Rhodope village.<\/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-f268b66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f268b66\" 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=\"754\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kovachevitsa-754x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7262 lazyload\" alt=\"The village of Kovachevitsa\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kovachevitsa-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kovachevitsa-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kovachevitsa-768x1043.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kovachevitsa.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kovachevitsa-754x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7262 lazyload\" alt=\"The village of Kovachevitsa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kovachevitsa-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kovachevitsa-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kovachevitsa-768x1043.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kovachevitsa.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/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>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 best Bulgaria historic sites to visit in 2022 Bulgaria\u00a0is rich in history and tradition.\u00a0As one of Europe\u2019s oldest inhabited nations, it no wonder why there incredible ruins and ancient\u00a0sites\u00a0in\u00a0Bulgaria\u00a0to visit. These ancient\u00a0sites\u00a0of\u00a0Bulgaria\u00a0are comprised mostly of Thracian, Roman, and Byzantine ruins, each possessing its own unique story and\u00a0historical\u00a0intrigue. 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