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
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Archaeology of Bulgaria
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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
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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
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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