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Kazanlak Unmissables

The Valley of the Thracian Kings centers around Kazanlak, home to the 4th-century BCE UNESCO-listed Thracian Tomb known for its remarkably preserved Hellenistic frescoes. The surrounding landscape features the Golyama Kosmatka mound, the final resting place of King Seuthes III, and several unique stone-built burial chambers like Shushmanets and Ostrusha. Overlooking the valley are the Shipka Memorial, a stone tribute to the 1877-1878 War of Liberation, and the Buzludzha monument, a brutalist saucer-shaped structure former headquarters of the Bulgarian Communist Party.

Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak is a vaulted-brickwork "beehive" tomb that is located near the town of Kazanlak in central Bulgaria.

Buzludzha Monument

The Monument House of the Bulgarian Communist Party, also known as the Buzludzha Monument (), was built on Buzludzha Peak in central…

Tomb of Seuthes III

The Tomb of Seuthes III is located near Kazanlak, Bulgaria. Seuthes III was the King of the Odrysian Kingdom of Thrace from c. 331 to c. 300…

Shipka Memorial Church

This Russian Orthodox church, built between 1885 and 1902, features seventeen bells and golden onion domes. It serves as a memorial to the soldiers who died during the Russo-Turkish War, with their names inscribed on marble plaques within the interior galleries.

Hram Pametnik "Sipka"

A 31-meter stone monument on Stoletov Peak commemorating the defense of Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War. The interior houses a marble sarcophagus containing the remains of fallen soldiers and a museum detailing the military history of the 1877-1878 conflict.

Ostrusha mound

The Ostrusha mound is a Thracian burial tumulus near the Bulgarian town of Shipka. It was constructed in the middle of the 4th century BCE.

Thracian tomb Shushmanets

The Thracian tomb at Shushmanets is a mound located in the Valley of the Thracian Rulers.

Thracian tomb Helvetia

The Thracian tomb "Helvetia" mound near Shipka, Bulgaria, was built in the middle of the 4th century BC.

Thracian tomb Griffins

The Thracian tomb Griffins, found in Bulgaria, has a façade decorated with plastic columns and with a pediment above them.

Thracian tomb Golyama Arsenalka

Golyama Arsenalka mound is a Thracian burial tumulus with a subterranean stone building near the Bulgarian town of Shipka.