City and settlementRazgrad Province · Razgrad
Abritus
An ancient city with defensive walls, substantial buildings and inscriptions establishing its identity.
Roman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
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Archaeological complexBurgas Province · Burgas Mineral Baths
Aquae Calidae
The mineral-bath town preserves layers of ancient and medieval bathing.
Roman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
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MonasteryVarna Province · Golden Sands Nature Park
Aladzha Monastery
A rock monastery with cells, churches and evidence of medieval monastic life.
Middle Ages
History and discoveries
City and settlementBurgas Province · Nessebar
Ancient and Medieval Nessebar
A peninsula town with ancient defences, early basilicas and medieval churches.
Thracian eraRoman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
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City and settlementBurgas Province · Sozopol
Apollonia–Sozopol
Ancient Apollonia and medieval Sozopol emerge through museum finds and urban remains.
Thracian eraRoman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
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FortressVidin Province · Vidin
Baba Vida Fortress
A Danube-side medieval castle preserves building phases above the remains of Roman Bononia.
Roman eraMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
City and settlementShumen Province · Veliki Preslav
Veliki Preslav
A medieval capital with palace remains, churches and celebrated painted ceramics.
Middle Ages
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Archaeological complexVratsa Province · Vratsa, Vratsata Gorge
Gradishte at Vratsata
An ancient settlement and medieval fortress by the gorge illuminate the history of Vratitsa.
Late antiquityMiddle Ages
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City and settlementBurgas Province · Debelt, Sredets Municipality
Deultum–Debelt
A Roman veterans’ colony with baths, streets and a medieval afterlife.
Roman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
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Archaeological complexDobrich Province · Durankulak
Durankulak–Hamangia
The Big Island settlement and cemeteries trace millennia beside Lake Durankulak.
PrehistoryMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
Archaeological complexSilistra Province · Silistra
Durostorum–Drastar
Layers of Roman Durostorum and medieval Drastar preserve defences, residences and basilicas.
Roman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
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Archaeological complexPlovdiv Province · Plovdiv
Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis
Two mosaic layers illuminate the artistic and religious life of late antique Philippopolis.
Late antiquityMiddle Ages
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MonasteryRuse Province · Ivanovo
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
A rock-hewn monastic complex with medieval wall paintings inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Middle Ages
History and discoveries
City and settlementYambol Province · Kabile, near Yambol
Kabile
A Thracian town, Roman military centre and early Christian settlement beside Zaychi Vrah.
Thracian eraRoman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
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FortressMontana Province · Montana
Kaleto Fortress, Montana
The fortified hill preserves prehistoric houses, Roman defences and later settlement remains.
PrehistoryRoman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
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FortressDobrich Province · Cape Kaliakra, Kavarna Municipality
Kaliakra Fortress
A coastal fortress where ancient and medieval remains meet local legends.
Thracian eraRoman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
FortressPernik Province · Pernik
Pernik Fortress — Krakra
The fortress above Pernik connects archaeological remains with written accounts of Krakra’s resistance.
Thracian eraMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
FortressSliven Province · Sliven
Tuida Fortress
A late antique fortress with an early Christian complex and medieval occupation.
Late antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
FortressPazardzhik Province · Dorkovo
Tsepina Fortress
The fortress above Dorkovo is associated with the medieval rule of Despot Alexios Slav.
Middle Ages
History and discoveries
FortressLovech Province · Lovech, Hisarya Hill
Lovech Fortress
A fortress above old Lovech associated with the 1187 truce and much earlier occupation layers.
PrehistoryThracian eraMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
Archaeological complexShumen Province · Madara
Madara and the Madara Rider
The rock relief and surrounding reserve reveal a long-lived sacred and fortified place.
Roman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveriesYambol Province · Voden, Bolyarovo Municipality
Malkoto Kale at Voden
A small fort whose finds point to a medieval aristocratic residence.
Late antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
MonasteryKardzhali Province · Kardzhali, Veselchane
Monastery of Saint John the Baptist
Saint John the Baptist Monastery preserves medieval church layers and evidence of high ecclesiastical status.
Middle Ages
History and discoveries
City and settlementTargovishte Province · Near Targovishte
Misionis
A late antique and medieval town also known locally as Krumovo Kale.
Late antiquityMiddle Ages
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FortressSmolyan Province · Gradat
Momchil Fortress
The fortress above Gradat connects late antique defence, medieval rule and the memory of Momchil.
Thracian eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
FortressPlovdiv Province · Plovdiv
Nebet Tepe
Nebet Tepe preserves defences and successive stages in Plovdiv’s long history.
PrehistoryThracian eraRoman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveriesArchaeological complexKardzhali Province · Gorna Krepost
Perperikon
Rock-cut structures, urban quarters, churches and defensive walls reveal Perperikon’s many historical layers.
PrehistoryThracian eraRoman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
City and settlementShumen Province · Pliska
Pliska
Bulgaria’s first capital preserves palaces, defences and the early Christian state centre.
Middle Ages
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FortressBurgas Province · Rusokastro, Kameno Municipality
Rusokastro
A medieval fortified town with a citadel, water reservoirs and the legend of Rusa.
Late antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
Archaeological complexRuse Province · Ruse
Sexaginta Prista
A Roman fort above the Danube occupying an earlier ritual and settlement landscape.
Thracian eraRoman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
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Archaeological complexRuse Province · Cherven
Medieval Cherven
A medieval town above the Cherni Lom with a surviving tower, churches and water-supply structures.
Late antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
MonasteryYambol Province · Voden, Bolyarovo Municipality
Medieval Monastery at Voden
An excavated monastery with a disputed identification as Gregory of Sinai’s foundation.
Middle Ages
History and discoveries
FortressPleven Province · Pleven, Kaylaka
Storgosia
A fortified settlement in Kaylaka with an Early Christian basilica and public granary.
Roman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
Archaeological complexVeliko Tarnovo Province · Veliko Tarnovo
Trapezitsa
A fortified district of Tarnovgrad known for churches, wall paintings and a complex urban layout.
Middle Ages
History and discoveries
FortressKyustendil Province · Kyustendil
Hisarlaka Fortress
The hilltop fortress above Kyustendil preserves late antique and medieval building phases.
Late antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
Archaeological complexGabrovo Province · Near Sevlievo
Hotalich
A citadel and lower settlement with residential quarters and churches above the Rositsa valley.
Late antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
Archaeological complexVeliko Tarnovo Province · Veliko Tarnovo
Tsarevets
A fortified core of the medieval capital containing royal, patriarchal and residential complexes.
Middle Ages
History and discoveries
FortressSofia Province · Belchin
Tsari Mali Grad
A late antique fortress above Belchin illustrates basin defence and successive Christian places of worship.
Late antiquityMiddle Ages
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Archaeological complexSofia Province · Samokov, near Dospey
Shishmanovo Kale
A fortified settlement and Christian buildings are intertwined with local legends about Tsar Shishman.
Thracian eraRoman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
FortressShumen Province · Shumen
Shumen Fortress
A multilayered fortress whose streets and churches preserve a medieval town plan.
Thracian eraRoman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
FortressRuse Province · Krivina, Tsenovo Municipality
Iatrus
A Late Roman fort near the Yantra mouth with subsequent early medieval occupation.
Late antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries