STARA ZAGORA REGION - A new destination for 2010

The land of 8 000 years history, culture and traditions

STARA ZAGORA – ancient history   

Stara Zagora – incredible artefacts from 8 000 years history - Neolithic dwellings from the 6th century BC, The Antic Forum of  Augusta Trayana - Vereya Roman ruins,  The Memorial to Stara Zagora Defenders in 1877 and much more. www.stara-zagora.travel   house-museum “Town life – 19th century”, the Museum of Stara Zagora crafts and the City Art Gallery.  

- The central part of the city – the main Pedestrian Street, City park and vegetable and fruit market. 

Highlights :         

- The most impressive archeological, historical and cultural highlights of the city – the Neolitic Dwelling museum; the Regional Historical Museum, the Roman Street leading to the Southern Gate of Augusta Trayana, the Antique Forum Augusta Trayana, and the Late Antique Public Buildings with Roman’s Mosaics.

- The Orthodox Saint Martyr Dimiter Cathedral Church or Blessed Virgin Mary Church.

- The  house-museum “Town life – 19th century”,

- The Museum of Stara Zagora crafts and the City Art Gallery. 

- Central part of the city – the main Pedestrian Street, City park and vegetable and fruit market.

- The Museum of the Zagorka brewery.

KAZANLAK  The Land of Thracian’s Kings / UNESCO Heritage 

Kazanlak - a town located in the end of the Valley of Roses. It is the centre of rose oil extraction in Bulgaria and the oil - producing rose in Kazanlak is one of the most widely recognizable national symbols. www.tourism.kazanlak.bg/en/index.html

Highlights :    

- The City Historical Museum. Here you can see one of the greatest golden collections and artifacts of the life of the Thracian’s Kings. Then you will discover the Kazanlak Art Gallery. 

- The Thracian Tomb at Kazanlak. Then you will visit another unique Thracian tomb “Golyama Kosmatka”, which was recently uncovered and get world-famous for the golden mask of Sepht 3.

- The  magnificent churches – the Golden Domes Russian Church.

- The Rose Museum which is unique in its presentation of the 350-year old history of Bulgarian rose growing and processing industry.

- The  Ethnographic Complex “Kulata” (“Tower”) where you can enjoy the serene renaissance atmosphere of old Kazanlak and taste the famous Bulgarian rose oil and other different rose products.

- The luthier’s studio, where you will see the reproduction models of Stradivari and other musical instruments. 

- Art studios for wooden plastic, artistic ceramic or painting and work together with the artists

- The house-museum of Petko Staynov /a famous Bulgarian composer/. In the music hall of the museum you will listen to a private classical concert