Northern Bulgaria
Belogradchik Rocks
Towering red sandstone formations with a fortress built in among them.
Regions
Northern Bulgaria
North of the Balkan Mountains, the country opens onto the Danube plain, with the old capital of Veliko Tarnovo, the red rocks of the north-west and the early medieval relief at Madara.
Landmarks in Northern Bulgaria
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UNESCO World Heritage Northern Bulgaria
Madara Rider
An early-medieval rock relief of a horseman carved high into a cliff face, unique in Europe.
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Northern Bulgaria
Tsarevets Fortress (Veliko Tarnovo)
The hilltop stronghold of the medieval Second Bulgarian Empire, above a dramatic bend of the Yantra River.