Ancient Theatre of Plovdiv
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
The Ancient Theatre of Plovdiv is one of the best preserved Roman theatres anywhere, built in the 1st century AD for…
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Best ancient sites in Bulgaria
7 ancient sites in Bulgaria, ranked by why it makes the list from the catalogue data. Each page tells you what to see, which ticket or tour to book and when to go.
| # | Site | Country | Why it makes the list |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Theatre of Plovdiv | Bulgaria | One of the best-preserved Roman theatres anywhere, with marble seats on the hillside of Plovdiv Old Town and summer opera on its stage. |
| 2 | Perperikon | Bulgaria | A sanctuary and fortified city carved into a rocky hill in the Rhodopes, with rooms, altars and stairs cut straight into the bedrock. |
| 3 | Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak | Bulgaria | A domed Thracian tomb painted with a funeral feast and chariot race, seen through an exact full-size replica beside the sealed original. |
| 4 | Roman Baths of Varna | Bulgaria | The largest Roman baths in the Balkans, with walls still rising up to twenty metres and the furnaces and underfloor heating laid bare. |
| 5 | Madara Rider | Bulgaria | An early medieval relief of a horseman spearing a lion, carved high on a sheer cliff and the only rock relief of its kind in Europe. |
| 6 | Nebet Tepe | Bulgaria | The hill where Plovdiv began, ringed by Thracian, Roman and Byzantine walls, free to enter and with the best view over the Maritsa river. |
| 7 | Amphitheatre of Serdica | Bulgaria | The eastern gate and part of the arena of Sofia's Roman amphitheatre, found in 2004 and shown free inside a hotel lobby. |
Perperikon
Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Perperikon is a rock-cut sanctuary and fortified city on a 470-metre hill in the Eastern Rhodopes, 15 km north-east of…
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Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak is a small domed burial chamber of the 4th century BC in central Bulgaria, painted with a…
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Roman Baths of Varna
Varna, Bulgaria
The Roman Baths of Varna are the remains of a public bath complex built in the late 2nd century AD in Odessos, the…
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Madara Rider
Madara, Bulgaria
The Madara Rider is an early medieval relief of a horseman spearing a lion, carved about 23 metres up a sheer cliff…
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Nebet Tepe
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Nebet Tepe is the rocky hill at the northern edge of Plovdiv Old Town where the city began, settled since about 4000…
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Amphitheatre of Serdica
Sofia, Bulgaria
The Amphitheatre of Serdica is a Roman arena of the late 3rd and early 4th centuries AD, found by accident in 2004…
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