There has been a fortress here since ancient times, along the Via Pontica. It was called Tirisis by the Thracians, Akra by the Romans and Akres Kastelum by the Byzantines. …
The Romanian Queen Maria was enthusiastic about Baltschik's location and had a small summer palace and a botanical garden built there from 1924. After the death of her husband, the …
Tsar Asen's Fortress As archaeological finds show, the fortress was built by the Byzantines in the 9th century to both monitor the passage to the White/Aegean Sea and to protect …
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 …
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 …