The name “Golden sands” comes from an old legend: Pirates diged in huge golden treasure in the seaside north from Varna. The land took revenge on the bandits and transformed the gold into wonderful sand. Golden sands is famous with its nice golden sand and long beaches. The Black Sea beaches are covered with crystal clear sands. Because of its natural beauty, Bulgarian Black Sea coast has become famous international resort area. Golden sands resort is located 18 kilometers north of the city of Varna and near Golden Sands National…
Category: Village tourism
Mogilitsa – Rhodopi Mountain
Mogilitsa is a village in the Rhodope Mountains in southernmost Bulgaria, part of Smolyan municipality, Smolyan Province. As of September 2005, it has a population of 483. Mogilitsa lies at 41°30′N 24°39′E, 1,041 m above mean sea level, near the border with Greece and the upper course of the river Arda, 35 kilometres southeast of Smolyan. Mogilitsa is famous for Agushevi konatsi, the 19th-century winter estate of a rich Ottoman feudal lord, Agush Agha (title) who belongend to the Pomaks, and his three son’s. Built in 1825-1872 by local Bulgarian…
Rogozen Silver Treasure
The Rogozen Silver Treasure, called the find of the century, is a Thracian treasure. It was discovered by chance in the autumn of 1985 by tractor driver Ivan Dimitrov, digging a hole for an irrigation system in his garden in the Bulgarian village of Rogozen. On January 6,1986 an archaeological team, consisting of Bogdan Nikolov, Spas Mashov and Plamen Ivanov from the County Historical Museum in Vratsa discovered a second half, consisting of 100 silver and gilded silver vessels. It consists of 165 receptacles, including 108 phiales, 55 jugs and…