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Huge rock and stone structures can be seen here.

In the V-II centuries BC. the Thracians built the first fortified settlements. In the II-IV century period, it functioned as a dominant fortress guarding important Roman roads. In the 5th–6th centuries, it was a Byzantine stronghold, guarding the approaches to Stara planina. In the late Middle Ages (XII–XIV centuries), the Shumen fortress became one of the most important urban centers of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. Captured by Ali Pasha in 1388, the fortress also existed in the early period of Ottoman rule. In 1444, during the clash of the crusaders led by Vladislav III Jagielo with the Turkish garrison, it was destroyed and burned. Today, the Shumen fortress is exhibited as an open-air museum.

A rock staircase with 386 steps climbs the Madar Plateau. It leads to the Madar Fortress. It existed until 1386-1388, when it was conquered by the Ottomans. It is shaped like an irregular triangle with a gate on the north side. Its walls are high and built of hewn stone. Foundations of a church can be seen inside.

Here you will find several caves, all of which are accessible. There is a church in a cave. The caves have been used since the Stone Age (200,000 BC).

Old Bulgarian pagan cult complex. It includes a large, flat-on-top piece of rock, used in cult ceremonies. Several premises were built around it, and aboive it there is an artificially levelled rock site. This is a place, filled with energy. „Kapishte“ were called the sacred places of the proto-Bulgarians in the pre-Christian era.

Nice place with fortress and beautiful rocks and semi-caves

Amazing statues were made long before Transformers movie.