Bulgaria
Standing proudly over Shumen at a height of 455m, this 3000-year-old fortress dates back to the Iron Age. Thracian, Roman and Byzantine fortifications followed, and its strategic significance heightened during the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1396) when Shumen rose to prominence as one of northeast Bulgaria’s most significant settlements. Ottoman ruler Ali Pasha invaded in 1388, looting and burning the fortress.
The ruins are 5.5km uphill from the mosque; a taxi costs about 5 lv.
Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument
1.28 MILES
Visible within a 30km radius, this tremendous Soviet-era monument was opened in 1981 to commemorate the First Bulgarian Empire’s 1300th anniversary…
1.71 MILES
This brick museum on the main road exhibits Thracian and Roman artefacts from Madara, Veliki Preslav and Pliska, along with ancient clay-pot burials and a…
0.89 MILES
Shumen’s Tombul Mosque was built in 1744 in a fusion of oriental and French baroque styles. At 1730 sq metres, it's the largest mosque still in use in…
0.59 MILES
This romantic park on Shumen’s western edge has walking trails in the shade of sycamore and maple trees. You’ll see and hear the humming of the city’s…
Museum Complex of Pancho Vladigerov
1.38 MILES
One of several National Revival and early 20th-century baroque houses dotted along ul Tsar Osvoboditel's cobblestoned western section, this house-museum…
1.03 MILES
Around 200m northeast of Shumen's mosque sulk the remains of a late-16th-century Turkish covered market.
0.59 MILES
This romantic park on Shumen’s western edge has walking trails in the shade of sycamore and maple trees. You’ll see and hear the humming of the city’s…
0.89 MILES
Shumen’s Tombul Mosque was built in 1744 in a fusion of oriental and French baroque styles. At 1730 sq metres, it's the largest mosque still in use in…
1.03 MILES
Around 200m northeast of Shumen's mosque sulk the remains of a late-16th-century Turkish covered market.
4. Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument
1.28 MILES
Visible within a 30km radius, this tremendous Soviet-era monument was opened in 1981 to commemorate the First Bulgarian Empire’s 1300th anniversary…
5. Museum Complex of Pancho Vladigerov
1.38 MILES
One of several National Revival and early 20th-century baroque houses dotted along ul Tsar Osvoboditel's cobblestoned western section, this house-museum…
1.71 MILES
This brick museum on the main road exhibits Thracian and Roman artefacts from Madara, Veliki Preslav and Pliska, along with ancient clay-pot burials and a…