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Pliska Destination Guide

Touring Pliska in Bulgaria

Pliska in the region of Shumen with its 1,263 citizens is a city located in Bulgaria - some 197 mi or ( 317 km ) East of Sofia , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Pliska

Time in Pliska is now 06:18 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Iaşi, Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Odessa, and Zlatna Niva. Being here already, consider visiting Iaşi . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Pliska ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Bulgarije Hotels, Bilyana Beach

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Bulgarije Hotels, Nessebar Hotels, Bilyana Beach Hotel ..

dj motty. at the Cocktail Bar in Novi-Pazar Bulgaria

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A gig 8th March 2012 by DJMotty ..


Madara Horseman of Bulgaria

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The Madara Rider or Horseman. Historical rock carving from early Bulgarian kingdom with my gudie Penka Borisova. ..

The Magical Caves of Madara in Bulgaria

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A walk round the ancient site of Madara with its mythology, caves and gigantic open cave which was used for pagan rituals and later converted into a Christian monastary, with my guide Penka Borisova. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Pliska

Pliska is the name of both the first capital of Danubian Bulgaria and a small town (a former village known as Aboba) which was renamed after the historical Pliska after its site was determined and excavations began.

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Located at 43.37 27.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Former capitals of Bulgaria, Pliska, Populated places in Shumen Province, Towns in Bulgaria, Visitor attractions in Shumen Province

Great Basilica, Pliska

The Great Basilica of Pliska (Bulgarian: Голяма базилика в Плиска, Golyama bazilika v Pliska) is an architectural complex in Pliska, the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire (7th–9th century), which includes a cathedral, an archbishop's palace and a monastery.

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Located at 43.40 27.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 9th-century church buildings, Buildings and structures in Shumen Province, Bulgarian Empire, Cathedrals in Bulgaria, Churches in Bulgaria, Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Pliska, Visitor attractions in Shumen Province

Madara Rider

The Madara Rider or Madara Horseman (Bulgarian: Мадарски конник, Madarski konnik) is an early medieval large rock relief carved on the Madara Plateau east of Shumen in northeastern Bulgaria, near the village of Madara. The monument is dated to about 710 AD and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1979. The relief depicts a majestic horseman 23 m above ground level in an almost vertical 100 m -high cliff.

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Located at 43.30 27.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 8th-century works, Buildings and structures in Shumen Province, Bulgarian Greek inscriptions, Monuments and memorials in Bulgaria, Shumen, Visitor attractions in Shumen Province, World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria

Tsarev Brod

Tsarev Brod (Bulgarian: Царев брод; also transliterated Carev Brod, Tzarev Brod, Zarev Brod, "royal ford") is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen municipality, Shumen Province. As of 2008, it has a population of 1,344 and the mayor is Stefan Zhivkov. The village lies at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:43|20|N|27|01|E||| | |name= }}, 224 metres above mean sea level in the eastern stretches of the Danubian Plain. Until 1934, its name was Endzhe or Enidzhe.

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Located at 43.33 27.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Villages in Shumen Province

Chervena skala

Chervena skala is a village in the municipality of Ardino, in Kardzhali Province, in southern-central Bulgaria. It covers an area of 2.195 square kilometres and as of 2007 had a population of 87 people.

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Located at 43.45 27.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Villages in Kardzhali Province

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Pliska