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Oreshets Destination Guide

Explore Oreshets in Bulgaria

Oreshets in the region of Plovdiv is a town in Bulgaria - some 100 mi or ( 161 km ) South-East of Sofia , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Oreshets

Current time in Oreshets is now 05:24 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: İzmir, Bucharest, Zlatovrukh, Veliko Tarnovo, and Stoevo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out İzmir . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Oreshets ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Entering Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

1:02 min by Resul Yilmaz
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Entering Asenovgrad from Kardjali direction. Asenovgrad'a Kircaali istikametinden gelirken. October 2008 ..

krastova gora-rodopi mountain

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Fortaleza de Assen Bulgaria 2007

0:42 min by juliangar65
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Fortaleza de Assen Bulgaria 2007 ..

Club Lazur Bulgaria 05/07/08

1:13 min by Byron Royds
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Quality nightclub quality country me louie and some random bulgarian boppin 2 the beat haha crazy!!!! ps. ignore louie mcing at the start and watch out for the bulgarians hand dance lmfao ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Bachkovo Monastery

The Bachkovo Monastery (Bulgarian: Бачковски манастир, Bachkovski manastir, Georgian: პეტრიწონის მონასტერი, Petritsonis Monasteri), archaically the Petritsoni Monastery or Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa in Bulgaria is an important monument of Christian architecture and one of the largest and oldest Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Europe.

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Located at 41.94 24.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria, 1083 establishments in Bulgaria, Armenian culture, Art museums and galleries in Bulgaria, Buildings and structures in Plovdiv Province, Bulgarian Orthodox monasteries, Christian monasteries established in the 11th century, Christian monasteries in Bulgaria, Culture of Georgia (country), Museums in Plovdiv Province, Ossuaries, Religious museums, Rhodopes, Visitor attractions in Plovdiv Province

Laki, Bulgaria

Laki is a small town in the Plovdiv Province, southern Bulgaria. As of 2006 it has 2,615 inhabitants. It is located in the Rhodope mountains at 54 km to the south of the province capital Plovdiv and at 88 to the north of Smolyan. There is a lead-zinc flotation factory, several textile plants and timber workshops.

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Located at 41.83 24.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in the Rhodopes, Populated places in Plovdiv Province, Towns in Bulgaria

Asen's Fortress

Asen's Fortress (Bulgarian: Асенова крепост, Asenova krepost), identified by some researchers as Petrich (Петрич), is a medieval fortress in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains, 2-3 km south of the town of Asenovgrad, on a high rocky ridge on the left bank of the Asenitsa River. The earliest archaeological findings date from the time of the Thracians, the area of the fortress being also inhabited during the Ancient Roman and Early Byzantine period.

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Located at 41.99 24.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria, Asenovgrad, Buildings and structures in Plovdiv Province, Castles in Bulgaria, Churches in Bulgaria, Rhodopes, Visitor attractions in Plovdiv Province

Church of the Holy Mother of God, Asen's Fortress

The Church of the Holy Mother of God (Bulgarian: църква „Света Богородица“, tsarkva „Sveta Bogoroditsa“) is the popular name of a medieval Eastern Orthodox church located in Asen's Fortress. It lies near Asenovgrad in the Rhodope Mountains of Plovdiv Province, south central Bulgaria. Constructed most likely in the 12th century, it features two stories, of which the upper story is the church proper and the lower story is of unclear function.

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Located at 41.99 24.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 11th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, 12th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, 13th-century church buildings, Asenovgrad, Buildings and structures in Plovdiv Province, Churches in Bulgaria, Visitor attractions in Plovdiv Province

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv is a Roman Catholic diocese of the Latin Rite, which includes the whole southern part of Bulgaria. The remainder of Bulgaria is comprised in the Diocese of Nicopoli. The seat of the episcopal see is in Plovdiv. The diocese is immediately subject of the Holy See. The Cathedral of St Louis is in Plovdiv and there is a new co-cathedral in Sofia — the Cathedral of St. Joseph, consecrated on May 21, 2006 by Cardinal Angelo Sodano.

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Located at 42.00 25.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 340s, History of Sofia, Roman Catholic dioceses in Bulgaria