TombHaskovo Province · Alexandrovo, Haskovo Municipality
Alexandrovo Tomb
A Thracian tomb with hunting murals, displayed through an accurate replica in the adjacent museum centre.
Thracian era
History and discoveries
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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
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
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
TombStara Zagora Province · Shipka, Kazanlak Municipality
Golyama Kosmatka
A monumental Thracian complex associated with Seuthes III through inscriptions, coins and a portrait head.
Thracian era
History and discoveries
City and settlementPazardzhik Province · Vetren, Septemvri municipality
Emporion Pistiros
Pistiros reveals trade connections between inland Thrace and the Greek world.
Thracian 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
TombStara Zagora Province · Kazanlak
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
A Thracian tomb with Hellenistic murals, interpreted for visitors through a nearby replica.
Thracian era
History and discoveries
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
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
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
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
CaveKardzhali Province · Tangardak Kaya, Kardzhali area
Utroba Cave
Utroba Cave combines a natural rock fissure, worked surfaces and a debated religious interpretation.
Thracian era
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City and settlementVarna Province · Provadia
Provadia–Solnitsata
A prehistoric complex shaped by the production and exchange of salt.
PrehistoryThracian era
History and discoveries
SanctuaryKardzhali Province · Tatul, Momchilgrad municipality
Tatul Sanctuary
At Tatul, rock-cut burial installations and masonry architecture form a complex interpreted as a cult site.
PrehistoryThracian era
History and discoveries
TombRazgrad Province · Sveshtari, Sboryanovo Reserve
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
A third-century-BC Thracian tomb with caryatids and paintings, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Thracian era
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
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
TombPlovdiv Province · Starosel
Starosel — Chetinyova Mound
The monumental building beneath Chetinyova Mound reveals elite Thracian architecture and ritual activity.
Thracian era
History and discoveries
TombHaskovo Province · Mezek, Svilengrad Municipality
Thracian Tomb at Mezek
A monumental stone tomb with a long passage and a domed burial chamber.
Thracian era
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