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CHURCH-OSSUARY OF SVETA NEDELYA (St. NEDELYA)

CHURCH-OSSUARY OF SVETA NEDELYA (St. NEDELYA)

Churches & Batak

The church-ossuary of St. Nedelya, built in 1813 in the town of Batak, today is only a museum. The church is associated with The Insurrection against the Ottoman Empire in April 1876. This church...

THE MEDIEVAL FORTRESS PERISTERA

THE MEDIEVAL FORTRESS PERISTERA

fortresses & Peshtera-en

The ancient and medieval fortress Peristera (“The fortress of the pigeons”) is located 0.8 km north in a straight line from the town center of Peshtera, on the outskirts, to the left ...

FORTRESS TSÉPINA

FORTRESS TSÉPINA

fortresses & Dorkovo-en

The medieval fortress Tsepina is located northwest of Dorkovo, at the northeastern end of the valley, on a high, rocky conical peak of the Karkariya ridge on Batak Mountain, at 1136 m. The peak i...

PARK – MUSEUM OF THE RHODOPE’S FOUNTAIN

PARK – MUSEUM OF THE RHODOPE’S FOUNTAIN

children's playgrounds & Dospat-en

The park – museum of the Rhodope’s fountain has an educational, cultural and cognitive role. It gives the possibility to each guest and visitor to approach a local artisanal art of big valu...

HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF PÉSHTERA

HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF PÉSHTERA

Historic museums & Peshtera-en

Historical Museum of the town of Péshtera – the exhibition is presented in 5 rooms. It has a rich collection of more than 8,000 artifacts, revealing the life on the territory of the municip...

HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF BRATSIGOVO

HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF BRATSIGOVO

Historic museums & Bratsigovo-en

One of the most important events in the history of Bratsigovo is the April Insurrection of 1876 – its footprints can be seen even now a days in many places around this city of Rhodope. Here...

THE HOSPITAL OF VISCOUNTESS STRANGFORD

THE HOSPITAL OF VISCOUNTESS STRANGFORD

Other museums & Radilovo-en

It is the only one of the six hospitals, built by Lady Stragford, preserved after the brutal suppression of the April Insurrection in 1876. Now the building keeps the museum collection of Radilov...

SHAROVATA KASHTA (SHAROV’S HOUSE)

SHAROVATA KASHTA (SHAROV’S HOUSE)

Historic museums & Batak

Sharovata House (The House of Sharov) – is an architectural and historical cultural heritage of the Renaissance. You can visit: The “Boris Sharov” exhibition hall (1st floor); T...

MUSEUM OF CARS FROM THE EPOCH OF SOCIALISM

MUSEUM OF CARS FROM THE EPOCH OF SOCIALISM

Other museums & Peshtera-en

WELCOME TO THE PAST! Here you will see cars and objects from the era of socialism in perfect conditions and many memories, which will take you back to ancient times. Immerse yourself in the era o...

BALINOVATA KASHTA (BALINOV’S HOUSE)

BALINOVATA KASHTA (BALINOV’S HOUSE)

Historic museums & Batak

Balinovata cashta (The House of Balin) – is an architectural and historical cultural heritage of the Renaissance. It is an example of traditional Batak architecture. The exhibition inside p...

HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF BATAK

HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF BATAK

Historic museums & Batak

The historical museum in Batak was established in 1956. The museum complex comprises the museum building, the Balinova and Sharova houses, and the church-ossuary of St. Nedelya. The artifacts of ...

Museum of The Rhodope narrow gauge

Museum of The Rhodope narrow gauge

Other museums & Velingrad-en

PLIOCENE PARK

PLIOCENE PARK

Other museums & Dorkovo-en

In the area of Dorkovo village was discovered a paleontological field, which was declared a benchmark on 31.01.1990. In the area of Elin kládenets have been found skeletons of millions of yea...

ART GALLERY TSVETA SHUMANOVA

ART GALLERY TSVETA SHUMANOVA

art galleries & Velingrad-en

The Art Gallery in Velingrad is located in the house of the famous Tsveta Shúmanova. She was born in 1897 in Ladzene, but worked and lived in the United States. She died in 1986 in her native pl...

HISTORICAL MUSEUM VELA PEEVA

HISTORICAL MUSEUM VELA PEEVA

Historic museums & Velingrad-en

The foundation of the museum in district Chepino was done in 1909 by Hristo Maslarov. At this initiative in the community center in Kamenica has been created Archaeological Museum, approved by th...