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Ethnographic Museum – Elhovo

Ethnographic Museum – Elhovo

The Ethnographic Museum in Elhovo preserves the history, culture and customs of Yambol district, with a special focus on the clothing and costume and embroidery of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Madara Rider

Madara Rider

The Madara Rider (or Madara Horseman, BG: Мадарски Конник) is a medieval carved rock relief of a horse and rider with a lion underfoot and a dog and eagle for companions.

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Okolchitsa Peak

Okolchitsa Peak

On Okolchitsa Peak (BG: Околчица), high above the Vratsa plain, stands a solitary cross in memory of the freedom fighter and Bulgarian national hero Hristo Botev, who met his end near this spot on 1 June 1876.  It also celebrates members of his detachment who fought and mostly died alongside him. Thirty five meters tall, [...]

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Tryavna, the City with a Bridge

Tryavna, the City with a Bridge

Nestled in the Tryavna River Valley in the central-north part of the country, surrounded by lush hills and mountains, and decorated with historic houses in the Bulgarian Renaissance style, Tryavna has preserved the spirit of bygone times.

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NDK, Where Sofia And Culture Collide

NDK, Where Sofia And Culture Collide

The National Palace of Culture (usually referred to as NDK) is the largest multi-functional complex in South-Eastern Europe. It was completed in 1985, and is often said to resemble a flying saucer.

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Sveta Sofia Church

Sveta Sofia Church

Sveta Sofia Church is one of the symbols of the city of Sofia, to which it lent its name back in the 14th century. The church is the second-oldest in the capital of Bulgaria.

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Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is the second-largest church on the Balkan Peninsula after the Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the centre of Sofia, Bulgaria.

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The Seven Rila Lakes

The Seven Rila Lakes

The Seven Rila Lakes are the most famous lakes in Bulgaria. They are located at high altitude in the northwest part of the Rila Mountains, above Dupnitsa. The entire area is inside Rila National Park.

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Saeva Dupka Cave

Saeva Dupka Cave

Saeva Dupka Cave is a naturally occurring limestone karst cave with many interesting geologic features including stalactites, stalagmites, columns, ribbon and accordion formations. It is one of the most beautiful in Bulgaria

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Kabile Archaeological Reserve

Kabile Archaeological Reserve

The ancient town of Kabile was inhabited between 2000 BCE and 700 CE, and became a Roman outpost at the end of the 1st century CE.

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