Village Gorna krepost

Перперикон се извисява на скален връх с кота 470 м. В подножието му се намира с. Горна крепост.

Perperikon. The ancient sanctuary Perperikon is a huge rock massif in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains, which is believed to have arisen about 8,000 years ago. The stone monument rises 15 kilometers from Kardzhali, near the Perpereshta River, from which it is said that ancient people mined gold. For the first time, the archaeological complex was described by Prof. Ivan Velkov in 1930, but the place gained publicity as a result of the research of Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov. During the Late Bronze Age, Perperikon became a grandiose sanctuary. Many facts lead us to think that it was precisely in Perperikon that the famous sanctuary of the god Dionysus was located. Perperikon, together with that of Apollo in Delphi, are the two most significant oracles in antiquity. Perperikon consists of four parts: a powerful fortress - the Acropolis, a Palace-sanctuary, which is immediately below the Acropolis from the southeast, and northern and southern suburbs. Many temples and buildings were built on the hills. Wide streets were carved out, along which every visitor could walk. On the sides of each street, houses were preserved, carved into the rock itself. In the eastern part of the Acropolis, a huge Basilica was carved out. The Basilica was most likely an ancient temple, and during the time of Christianity it became a church. From the basilica to the interior of the Acropolis, a covered colonnade, a portico, leads, the columns of which have survived to this day. From the data of ancient and medieval authors, it is known that such porticoes were built only in large cities and significant cult complexes.

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City Pliska

Плиска е първата столица на България.Намира се на 6,2 km северозападно от град Нови пазар

Pliska is the first capital of Bulgaria and the cradle of the present-day Bulgarian state. Founded by Khan Isperih (Asparuh) in 681. Pliska is, in addition to being the capital, one of the largest and richest cities in Europe and the world. The entire walled complex is located on an area of ​​0.5 sq. km. The city was gigantic for medieval scales – 23.3 sq. km. The palace of Khan Krum was built on 500 sq. m and is among the most remarkable monuments. The palace had a reservoir and spacious baths. The second expansion of the city is associated with the reign of Khan Omurtag (814 – 831). He completed the fortress walls, built pagan temples and built the so-called Throne Hall. In the Inner City, the best-preserved building is the Great Palace. In the Outer City, remains of dwellings, workshops, neighborhood churches and farm buildings have been discovered. 1.3 km from the eastern gate of the Inner City is the Great Basilica – the largest Christian temple in Southeastern Europe since the time of the conversion of the Bulgarian people. The discovered remains have been preserved and are set up as an open-air museum, which can be visited even during non-working hours. Finds from the reserve are exhibited in the museum exhibition and are mainly related to the daily life, material and spiritual culture of the inhabitants of the old capital.

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City Belogradchik

Белоградчишката крепост е непосредствено до град Белоградчик,

The Belogradchik Rocks are the main tourist destination in Northwestern Bulgaria, together with: the town of Belogradchik, the Belogradchik Fortress, which uses part of the rocks as natural protection, and the Magurata Cave, located near the village of Rabisha. Another tourist attraction in the area is the medieval Baba Vida Fortress in the town of Vidin on the Danube River. The Belogradchik Fortress is a fortress located directly next to the town of Belogradchik, Bulgaria. Historically, the fortress is the largest cultural landmark of the town of Belogradchik. The main tourist flow in the area is directed to the Belogradchik Fortress and the Belogradchik Rocks. The Belogradchik Fortress is one of the best-preserved fortresses in Bulgaria and has been declared a cultural monument of national importance. The fortress was built at a time when these territories were within the borders of the Roman Empire. The construction of the former Roman fortress used exclusively the natural rock formations found here. In practice, fortress walls were built only from the northwest and southeast. On the other sides, the fortress yard is surrounded by natural rock massifs over 70 meters high. Initially, the Belogradchik fortress had mainly observational functions, not strictly defensive ones. In the 14th century, Tsar Ivan Sratsimir expanded the old fortification by building fortress garrisons in front of the existing barrier rock massifs. During his reign, the fortress became one of the most important fortifications in the region, second only to the Vidin Fortress, which served as Sratsimir's castle. During the conquest of Bulgaria by the Ottoman Empire, the Belogradchik Fortress was captured in 1396. During the Ottoman rule, the Turks expanded the fortress due to the increased haidush and revolutionary activity in the region. Actual changes to the structure of the fortress were made at the beginning of the 19th century.

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