Resorts Guide Bulgaria

Konstantin Totev’s team of archaeologists dug up the foundations of a building under Trapesitsa Hill considered to be “the first Asen dynasty castle - that of Asen, Teodor and Kaloyan” in Bozhidar Dimitrov’s (director of the National History Museum in Bulgaria) words.
The building is situated in the northern part of the temple on steep rocks which guarded the Arbanassi road in the past. Its walls seem to have been extremely wide - 4, 5 m., having in mind that the usual Mediaeval walls width was 2, 2 m.
According to Dimitrov, the castle is very well preserved and there are living areas, storages, shops, a church and a barrack in it.
Restoration is necessary, however, as some of the stones from the structure look unstable.

source: news.bg

A photo exhibition “Message from eternity” will be opened by the Regional history museum-Plovdiv in the Russian capital.
The exhibition contains 77 photos, which present Plovdiv’s cultural historic heritage and its present day.
The photos will be arranged in the hall of the museum alliance “Museum for history of Moscow”, announced radio Plovdiv.
The event is part of the signed memorandum for cultural cooperation between the History museum of Moscow and the Regional history museum-Plovdiv.

A team of archaeologists found an ancient wooden building serving for cult purposes from the 9th century during the exploration of military machinery on the grounds of the first Bulgarian capital Pliska.
The building served for sacrifices, connected to the earliest religious beliefs of Pliska inhabitants. It was built on the remains of the burnt-up wooden fortress wall of Pliska.

Its foundations were made of red bricks and the walls - of wood.
Two cameras, resembling funeral cameras, were discovered during the digging.
The archaeologists suppose that pagan ceremonies took place here, long after Christianity had become Bulgaria’s main religion.

source: news.bg

Bulgaria’s biggest carst spring pumps out 1200 liters of cold mineral water each second. Its name is Kleptouza and the spring is situated in the town of Velingrad.

Much of the spring’s water is used as tap water in Velingrad. The rest enters two lakes that empty into Maritsa and Chepinksa rivers.

The first lake was constructed in 1933 using municipal funding. Pine forests in the surrounding region have become a favorite walk and leisure time place. A restaurant was set up, as well.

Since April 2008, the park and the lakes became state property and have ever since been placed under the management of Velingrad municipality.

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An unusual rock phenomenon named Ritlite can be seen in the Iskur gorge, near the village of Liuti Brod. They are situated on the two banks of a river. The four formations on the left bank are much more noticeable and resemble stone walls.

The length of each varies from 200 to 400 m and the thickness changes from 2.6 to seven m. The walls rise 80 m above Iskur River and the space between them hosts dense forests.

According to scientists, the formations appeared 120 million years ago, when the area was covered by sea.

Romans used the walls as natural defense facilities. Parts of them were used in the construction of the medieval Koritengrad fortress. Archaeologists discovered the remains of nine churches in the area.

Rashov Dol historic region is situated nearby. In the spring of 1876, 10 of Hristo Botev’s revolutionaries died there. An ossuary was placed in Rashov Dol. You can go to the region walking and it will take you only half an hour to reach it from Ritlite.

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