The Fortress of Lovech is situated on the two picturesque terraces of the beautiful hill Hisarya, which is located in Varosha - the old part of the city of Lovech. The Fortress is one of the best and most visited landmarks in the city. The Fortress has been considered an ...

Jože Plečnik (1872-1957) is one of the great architects of the twentieth century who left his mark on three European cities, Vienna, Prague and Ljubljana. Plečnik’s love for his country led him to devote his life to creating a fine capital city. From 1921 to 1957 he transformed Ljubljana, which ...

Asenovgrad Municipality and Historical Museum Asenovgrad invite you to the second medieval fair in ASENOVGRAD which will be held from 07.06.2013 to 09.06.2013 For three days you will get back in time. We'll be 800 years back in time to relive the dark ages, centuries of beautiful princesses, knights and kings. ...

At a distance of about 130 km from London the tourists stop to feel the mysterious atmosphere around one of the greatest mysteries that still remain unsolved – the ancient historical monument of Stonehenge. At first glance the object is not so mysterious – a ring of standing monolithic stones ...

     In the valley of the Kanina river, surrounded by the high hills of the Rhodope ridge Dabrash, lays the Bulgarian village of Kovachevitsa. It is at a distance of about 24 km from the city of Gotse Delchev. The village started forming after 1656 when some of the Bulgarians ...

In the northern slopes of the Balkan Mountains, 15 km from Mezdra town is situated the beautiful Bulgarian village Tipchenitsa. In 1899 there was established a community center, which started collecting wonderful museum expositions. The ethnographic collection is situated in several rooms and depicts the lifestyle of the Bulgarians in the past. Near ...

About 1.5km away from Belogradchik, among the popular Belogradchik rocks, is situated the ancient Fortress of Belogradchik. It has stood there since Roman times and was built by the Romans in order to control and protect the path from the town of Ratiaria (near the present-day city of Vidin). In ...

In the region of East Macedonia and Thrace near the beautiful haven Kavala is located one of the ancient biblical cities – Philippi. The city was founded in year 356 BC by Philip II, king of Macedonia. He aimed to take control of the gold mines in the region as ...

The city of Kavala, the most important haven of East Macedonia and Thrace, has changed names and reigns through the years. It was first Neapolis, then Christopoulis (because it was the first city to adopt Christianity as a religion from Paul the Apostle) and Morunets (while in the boundaries of ...

One of the most beautiful Greek cities – Kavala, has a long history of existing. It was founded as Neapolis (which in Greek means ‘new city) in the 7th century BC as a Thassian colony. The aim of the Thassians was to obtain the gold and silver ledges from the ...