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Bulgaria Travel Guide
Founded in 681, Bulgaria is the oldest state in Europe, but its roots reach far deeper into history. In the Valley of Kings, in tombs adorned with frescoes and bass reliefs, archaeologists continue to discover mankind's most ancient gold treasures—the beautifully worked objects buried with Bulgaria's Thracian forebears, some dating as far back as 3000 B.C. Uncovering the countless burial mounds dotted throughout Bulgaria's central "belly"—a process only started in earnest less than a decade ago—has revealed that this was home to the world's most sophisticated goldsmiths, and prompted local claims that it was here, in the shadow of the Balkan Mountains, that Europe's first civilization was birthed.
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AttractionsBachkovo Monastery
30km/19 miles south of Plovdiv, clearly signposted off the main road connecting Assenovgrad and Smolyan
Plovdiv, Bulgaria Description: Bulgaria's second-largest monastery is, like Rila, a UNESCO-listed monument, and while the... Read More Boyana Church
1-3 Boyansko ezero St
Sofia, Bulgaria Description: It's an unassuming 11th- and 13th-century building surrounded by lush vegetation, but Boyana... Read More Kazanluk Tomb
Tyulbe Park (300m/984 ft. from town center)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria Description: Kazanluk, center of the rose-growing plains that surround it, was until recently more strongly... Read More advertisement
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