Bulgaria

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Image of Melnik located in Melnik, Bulgaria
Melnik, Bulgaria

Melnik

Tiny Bulgarian town in a stunning location with a history of good winemaking

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Natural Wonders, Commercial Curiosities | Edited by serflac and atimian

Image of Gotse Delchev Temple located in Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria | The Gotse Delchev temple, which is now an apartment
Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria

Gotse Delchev Temple

The temple that withstood the Nazis

As Hitler marched across Europe during World War II, he insisted that countries surrender their people. While other governments caved to the tyrant’s demands, Bulgaria refused to cooperate and... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes, Curious Places of Worship, Eccentric Homes | Edited by A Facebook user, atimian and others

Image of Pobitite kamani located in Varna, Bulgaria
Varna, Bulgaria

Pobitite kamani

stranges stone formations looks like a petrificate forest

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Image of Madara Rider located in Madara, Bulgaria | The carving of the horseman. (Gerhard Palnstorfer/Flickr)
Madara, Bulgaria

Madara Rider

Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground

In the 8th century, climbing something meant scrambling up it with your hands and feet. There were no climbing harnesses, and the first climbing carabiner was a thousand years away. It is... »

Inspired Inventions, Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by atimian, Dylan and others

Image of Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak located in Kazanluk, Bulgaria
Kazanluk, Bulgaria

Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground

In the midst of Bulgaria's fragrant Rose Valley, the Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak was discovered in the 1960s. A vaulted brickwork "beehive," the tomb is part of a larger Thracian necropolis... »

Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by treeswithknees and Nicholas Jackson

Image of Buzludzha Monument located in Gorno Novo Selo, Bulgaria | View of Buzludzha Monument.
Gorno Novo Selo, Bulgaria

Buzludzha Monument

Abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains

Located on the remote Buzludzha peak in the mountains of Bulgaria, stands an unusual abandoned monument. The peak itself was the site of battle between the Bulgarians and the Turks in 1868 and... »

Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by ronin, Nicholas Jackson and others

Image of Kaliakra Transmitter located in Bulgarevo, Bulgaria
Bulgarevo, Bulgaria

Kaliakra Transmitter

Massive, unfinished broadcasting station stands as a monument to the fall of communism

The former Soviet Union began work on the Kaliakra Transmitter in 1988, intending for it to act as a relay transmitter for Southeast Europe, but construction stopped a year later after the... »

Electrical Oddities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson and wythe

Image of Belogradchik Rocks located in Belogradchik, Bulgaria
Belogradchik, Bulgaria

Belogradchik Rocks

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends

Each rock formation bears a name: Adam and Eve, The Schoolgirl, The Bear, The Shepherd boy, The Dervish, The First slabstone, The Camel, The Mushrooms, The Cuckoo, The Red wall, The Madonna, The... »

Geological Oddities, Long Now Locations | Edited by kalaza, Annetta and others

Image of Perperikon located in Kurdzhali, Bulgaria | The Tombs of the Rulers
Kurdzhali, Bulgaria

Perperikon

An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe

Of all the ancient cultures, the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Thracians are some of the most mysterious. Seen by the Greeks as great warriors -- as well as barbarians -- the Thracians had no written... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by kalaza, Annetta and others