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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City and settlementStara Zagora Province · Stara Zagora
Augusta Traiana
The Roman town remains visible in central Stara Zagora through streets, a gate and a forum complex.
Roman eraLate antiquity
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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
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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Archaeological complexPlovdiv Province · Plovdiv
Ancient Theatre of Philippopolis
The Ancient Theatre combines Roman public architecture with a functioning modern stage.
Roman eraLate antiquity
History and discoveriesKyustendil Province · Sapareva Banya
Ancient Germaneya
Ancient Germaneya lies beneath modern Sapareva Banya.
Roman eraLate antiquity
History and discoveries
City and settlementSofia City Province · Sofia
Ancient Serdica
Streets, houses, baths and mosaics reveal Roman urban life beneath central Sofia.
Roman eraLate antiquity
History and discoveries
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
SanctuaryBurgas Province · Near Primorsko
Beglik Tash
A rock complex with archaeological traces of human activity and interpretations as an ancient sanctuary.
PrehistoryThracian eraRoman eraLate antiquity
History and discoveries
City and settlementBurgas Province · Debelt, Sredets Municipality
Deultum–Debelt
A Roman veterans’ colony with baths, streets and a medieval afterlife.
Roman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
City and settlementPlovdiv Province · Hisarya
Diocletianopolis
Walls, baths and early Christian buildings outline the ancient town around Hisarya’s mineral springs.
Roman eraLate antiquity
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
History and discoveries
TombSliven Province · Karanovo, Nova Zagora Municipality
Eastern Mound at Karanovo
A first-century burial complex with a chariot, distinct from the village’s prehistoric tell.
Roman era
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
History and discoveries
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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FortressVidin Province · Kula
Castra Martis
A Late Roman fortress in central Kula guarded the route between Bononia and Singidunum.
Thracian eraRoman eraLate antiquity
History and discoveries
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
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 discoveries
City and settlementVarna Province · Devnya
Marcianopolis and the Museum of Mosaics
Ancient Marcianopolis is revealed through an urban house with richly decorated mosaic floors.
Roman eraLate antiquity
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 discoveries
NecropolisSofia City Province · Sofia
Necropolis beneath Saint Sofia
Tombs and earlier Christian churches survive beneath the functioning Saint Sofia basilica.
Roman eraLate antiquity
History and discoveries
City and settlementVeliko Tarnovo Province · Nikyup
Nicopolis ad Istrum
A planned Roman city with streets, a civic square, water infrastructure and inscriptions.
Roman eraLate antiquity
History and discoveries
City and settlementBlagoevgrad Province · Garmen
Nicopolis ad Nestum
The city of victory beside the Mesta preserves fortifications and traces of Roman town planning.
Roman eraLate antiquity
History and discoveries
Archaeological complexVeliko Tarnovo Province · Near Svishtov
Novae
A Roman legionary camp, civilian settlement and Late Antique town beside the Danube.
Roman eraLate antiquity
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 settlementVidin Province · Archar
Ratiaria
The Roman city near Archar combines monumental finds with a difficult history of damage and conservation.
Roman eraLate antiquity
History and discoveries
Archaeological complexVarna Province · Varna
Roman Baths of Odessos
The public baths reveal the scale and daily life of Roman Odessos.
Roman era
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Archaeological complexKyustendil Province · Kyustendil
Roman Baths of Pautalia
The Roman baths show how mineral water shaped the architecture of ancient Pautalia.
Roman era
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SanctuaryHaskovo Province · Kasnakovo, Dimitrovgrad Municipality
Sanctuary of the Nymphs and Aphrodite at Kasnakovo
A spring sanctuary with a dedicatory inscription, part of a larger Roman complex.
Roman era
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Archaeological complexRuse Province · Ruse
Sexaginta Prista
A Roman fort above the Danube occupying an earlier ritual and settlement landscape.
Thracian eraRoman eraLate antiquityMiddle Ages
History and discoveries
Archaeological complexLovech Province · Lomets, Troyan Municipality
Sostra
A Roman military camp and roadside complex on the route between Oescus and Philippopolis.
Thracian eraRoman eraLate antiquity
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
City and settlementPleven Province · Gigen
Ulpia Oescus
A Roman city with a forum, temples, streets and the theatrical “Achaeans” mosaic.
Roman eraLate antiquity
History and discoveries
City and settlementBlagoevgrad Province · Rupite, Petrich municipality
Heraclea Sintica
An inscription and urban remains reveal ancient Heraclea Sintica near Rupite.
Thracian eraRoman eraLate antiquity
History and discoveries
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