Lyulyaka island lies between Dolapite district of Ruse, between km 504.4 and 501.5. Planted mainly with willow and poplar, the island is accessible to fishermen and campers, for camping is convenient low waters of the River Danube. In late summer it is possible that a water link between the island and the shore to dry […]
The exhibition covers the events related to the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 – 1878 year. The building, which houses the museum, was built in the nineteenth century. At the end of the Ottoman rule in it lived Mehmet Bey, Byala town administrator. During Ottoman rule, from July 20 to August 13, 1877, it was hosted […]
Levent is a hill situated south of the city of Ruse. It is known also as Sarabair. It has a height of 159 m. This is the highest TV tower in the Balkans – 210 m antenna. There is only preserved fort, “Levent Tabia”. It is a stone fortification (fort fortress) of Russian Ottoman fortress […]
Founded in 1953, is one of the largest museums in Bulgaria. The museum is situated in a two-story edifice near the centre of Pleven that is a monument of culture of national importance and has an area of 7,000 m². Its main stock includes over 180,000 units and the museum library houses over 10,000 volumes […]
Under the terms of the Peace Treaty of Berlin in 1878, all fortresses of the Principality of Bulgaria were destroyed. From the Rouschouk fortress was left only the Kyuntu Kapu gate pinned in iron. Specialists believe thats the way Bulgarian medieval gates looked like. Kapu Kyontu fortified gate – literally ( “Gate of the pipe”) […]
Yantra River downstream – from Kolyo Ficheto’s Bridge at the mouth of Byala up near the village of Krivina, there is a favorite place for both tourism lowering kayaks and cycling. The river passes through a series of scenic landscapes along the villages of Dolna Studena, Tsenovo, Beltsov, Belyanovo, Dzhulyunitsa, Novgrad, Kriva and others on […]
Stone monastery “St. Archangel Michael “is located 22 km from the town of Ruse, near the village of Ivanovo, on the borders of Natural Park” Rusenski Lom”. The road to the complex leads to a paved road with nameplates and, at the foot of the cliffs, there is parking for cars. A system of steps […]
The house-museum “Filip Totyu” from Dve Mogili where Bulgaria’s legendary leader, Filip Totyu, spent his last years, who was born on 10 April 1830 in the Greek village slums Voneshta Voda, Veliko Tarnovo district. There is now there the birth house-museum “Filip Totyu”, which is administered by the National Museum of History. The place is […]
An interesting SITE near the Nisovo village, municipality of Ivanovo, are the tombs known among locals as novels. Each of these has a cross and interesting inscriptions such as age, social position or even the profession of the deceased. About this, supposely date back centuries XII – XIII, however, due to arhelogical researches unfinished, is […]
The Orthodox Church “St. Troitsa” from Russian was built in 1632. In the southwest corner of dedication is a room called “catacomb”. The history of its construction is quite unclear. Is supposedly a V century catacomb or a medieval church, later included in the church today. During Ottoman rule, it was made an easier decision […]
