Best things to do in Shumen

Shumen Essentials

Shumen serves as the gateway to the origins of the Bulgarian state, home to the UNESCO-listed Madara Rider and the colossal Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument. The region preserves the archaeological remains of the nation's first two capitals, Pliska and Preslav, featuring the Great Basilica and the 10th-century Round Church. Within the city, the 18th-century Tombul Mosque stands as Bulgaria's largest, while the Shumen Fortress offers panoramic views over a site inhabited for over 3,000 years.

Madara Rider

The Madara Rider or Madara Horseman is a large early medieval rock relief carved on the Madara Plateau east of Shumen in northeastern…

Monument "Founders of the Bulgarian State"

The Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, also known as the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument, is a large monument built on a plateau…

Shumen Fortress

The Shumen Fortress is an archaeological site overlooking the city of Shumen in north-eastern Bulgaria.

Tombul Mosque

The Sherif Halil Pasha Mosque,, more commonly known as the Tombul Mosque, located in Shumen, is the largest mosque in Bulgaria and one of…

Great Basilica

The Great Basilica of Pliska is an architectural complex in Pliska, the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, which includes the…

Round Church, Preslav

The Round Church, also known as the Golden Church or the Church of St John, is a large partially preserved early medieval Eastern Orthodox…

Palace of Omurtag

The Palace of Omurtag or Aul of Omurtag is an archaeological site in northeastern Bulgaria dating to Late Antiquity and the Early Middle…

Istoriceski muzej

One of Bulgaria's oldest museums, housing over 150,000 artifacts. The collection features Thracian treasures, medieval finds from the nearby capitals of Pliska and Preslav, and an extensive numismatic department spanning from antiquity to the Middle Ages.