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Bulgaria’s Aquae Calidae, ‘Most Visited Spa Resort in Eastern Europe in Past 2,000 Years’, to Mark 10 Years of Archaeological Excavations

Bulgaria’s Aquae Calidae, ‘Most Visited Spa Resort in Eastern Europe in Past 2,000 Years’, to Mark 10 Years of Archaeological Excavations

August 17, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

The ancient spa resort Aquae Calidae (called Thermopolis in the Middle Ages) in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas – described as “Eastern Europe’s most visited spa resort in the past 2,000 years – marks this summer the 10th anniversary…

1910 Mineral Baths in Bankya Suburb of Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia to Become Largest Spa Facility in Balkans after Restoration

1910 Mineral Baths in Bankya Suburb of Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia to Become Largest Spa Facility in Balkans after Restoration

February 15, 2018 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Cultural Tourism, Modern Era, Other History

The historic building of the Mineral Baths built in 1910 in Bankya, a suburb of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, is going to become the largest spa facility in the Balkans, according to the local mayor.

Abandoned 1910 Mineral Baths Building in Bankya Suburb of Bulgaria's Capital Sofia to Be Restored by 2019

Abandoned 1910 Mineral Baths Building in Bankya Suburb of Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia to Be Restored by 2019

December 5, 2017 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Cultural Tourism, Modern Era, Other History

The presently abandoned building of the Mineral Baths in Bankya, a suburb of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, which dates back to 1910, is going to be restored in order to become a large spa center, the local mayor has announced.

History Museum in Bulgaria’s Burgas Invites Visitors to Observe Its Summer 2016 Archaeological Excavations

History Museum in Bulgaria’s Burgas Invites Visitors to Observe Its Summer 2016 Archaeological Excavations

July 26, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

The Regional Museum of History in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas has invited history and archaeology lovers to observe some of its 2016 archaeological excavations in progress.

Goths Burned Down Ancient City Aquae Calidae in 4th Century AD, Bulgarian Archaeologists Conclude

Goths Burned Down Ancient City Aquae Calidae in 4th Century AD, Bulgarian Archaeologists Conclude

July 14, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages

The latest archaeological excavations in the ancient spa resort Aquae Calidae, known as Thermopolis in the Middle Ages, whose ruins stand today in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas, have led the archaeologists to conclude that massive 4th century…

Archaeologists Find Structures, Artifacts from Iron Age to Late Middle Ages in Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Preserve in Bulgaria’s Burgas

Archaeologists Find Structures, Artifacts from Iron Age to Late Middle Ages in Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Preserve in Bulgaria’s Burgas

July 1, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

A wide range of archaeological structures and artifacts from the periods between the Early Iron Age until the Late Middle Ages have been discovered during the ongoing 2016 excavations of the ancient spa resort Aquae Calidae, known as Thermopolis in…

2016 Excavations of Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis in Bulgaria’s Burgas to Help Expand Preserve’s Exhibition Space

2016 Excavations of Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis in Bulgaria’s Burgas to Help Expand Preserve’s Exhibition Space

June 7, 2016 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

The 2016 summer excavations of the ancient spa resort Aquae Calidae, known as Thermopolis in the Middle Ages, in the Vetren Quarter of the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas have started with the goal of researching a plot designated…

Bulgaria’s Burgas to Show Medieval Bulgarian, Byzantine Gold Rings at Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Archaeological Preserve

Bulgaria’s Burgas to Show Medieval Bulgarian, Byzantine Gold Rings at Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Archaeological Preserve

May 26, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages

The museum of the ancient and medieval “Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis” Archaeological Preserve in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas is going to showcase two 14th century gold rings with inscriptions which belonged to nobles from the Second Bulgarian…

‘Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis’ Archaeological Preserve in Bulgaria’s Burgas Shows Votive Tablet of ‘The Three Nymphs’

‘Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis’ Archaeological Preserve in Bulgaria’s Burgas Shows Votive Tablet of ‘The Three Nymphs’

October 31, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Cultural Tourism

The museum of the ancient and medieval “Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis” Archaeological Preserve in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas has shown to the public the famous votive table of “The Shrine of the Three Nymphs”, as the site…

Bulgaria’s Sapareva Banya Completes New Archaeology Museum to Showcase Heritage of Ancient and Medieval City Germania

Bulgaria’s Sapareva Banya Completes New Archaeology Museum to Showcase Heritage of Ancient and Medieval City Germania

September 29, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages

The southwestern Bulgarian town of Sapareva Banya has completed the construction of its new museum of history, archaeology and ethnography which will be used to showcase its heritage from the Ancient Thracian, Roman, Early Byzantine, and medieval Bulgarian city of…

4,000 Tourists Visit Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Archaeological Preserve in Bulgaria’s Burgas in Week after Opening

4,000 Tourists Visit Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Archaeological Preserve in Bulgaria’s Burgas in Week after Opening

September 28, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

Over 4,000 tourists have visited the ancient and medieval Archaeological Preserve “Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis” in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas since the site was opened for visitors last week.

Bulgaria’s Varshets to Set Up Paleontology Museum with Sculptures of Prehistoric Mammals in Joint Project with Romania’s Constanta

Bulgaria’s Varshets to Set Up Paleontology Museum with Sculptures of Prehistoric Mammals in Joint Project with Romania’s Constanta

September 23, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Cultural Tourism, Paleontology

Varshets Municipality in Northwest Bulgaria has developed a project for establishing a museum of paleontology featuring sculptures of prehistoric mammals whose fossils were found near Varshets in a huge deposit in the 1990s. The BGN 2 million (app. EUR 1…

Bulgaria’s Burgas Opens for Tourists Partly Restored Ancient and Medieval Archaeological Preserve 'Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis'

Bulgaria’s Burgas Opens for Tourists Partly Restored Ancient and Medieval Archaeological Preserve ‘Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis’

September 19, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea city of Burgas has finally opened for visitors the partly restored Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Archaeological Preserve which features both ancient and medieval historical monuments and cultural attractions as well as a number of other activities…

‘Bulgarian Science’ Forum Tackles Translation of Newly Found Ancient Thracian Inscription from Aquae Calidae

‘Bulgarian Science’ Forum Tackles Translation of Newly Found Ancient Thracian Inscription from Aquae Calidae

July 17, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity

The recently discovered Ancient Thracian inscription (in Greek) mentioning three of the last kings of the Odrysian Kindgom, the most powerful Thracian state, which has been found during the excavations of the Aquae Calidae – Thermpolis Archaeological Preserve in Bulgaria’s…

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Inscription at Aquae Calidae Revolutionizing Knowledge about Last Years of History of Ancient Thrace

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Inscription at Aquae Calidae Revolutionizing Knowledge about Last Years of History of Ancient Thrace

July 9, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Cultural Tourism

An ancient inscription providing valuable information about the history of Ancient Thrace in its last years before its conquest by the Roman Empire has been discovered by the archaeologists excavating the city of Aquae Calidae (the Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis…

Bulgaria’s Burgas to Offer Spa Treatments in Roman Bath Replica at Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Archaeological Preserve

Bulgaria’s Burgas to Offer Spa Treatments in Roman Bath Replica at Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Archaeological Preserve

June 28, 2015 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

One of the many attractions in the Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Archaeological Preserve in Bulgaria’s Burgas, which is soon to be opened for visitors as a cultural tourism site, will be the opportunity to have spa treatments in a genuine…

Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent's Bath in Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Preserve in Bulgaria’s Burgas Causes Political Tension

Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent’s Bath in Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Preserve in Bulgaria’s Burgas Causes Political Tension

June 24, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

The restored 16th century bath of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520-1566), which is part of the ancient and medieval Archaeological Preserve Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas has caused political tension in…

Archaeologists in Bulgaria's Sapareva Banya Unearth Roman Villa Graves of Child, Man Likely Killed in Hun Invasion

Archaeologists in Bulgaria’s Sapareva Banya Unearth Roman Villa Graves of Child, Man Likely Killed in Hun Invasion

June 23, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages

The graves of a child and an adult man probably killed in a barbarian invasion of Attila the Hun have been discovered by archaeologists from the Kyustendil Regional Museum of History during the rescue archaeological excavations of an Ancient Roman…

Archaeologists Find Gold Coin of Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II in Roman Villa near Ancient City Germania in Bulgaria’s Sapareva Banya

Archaeologists Find Gold Coin of Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II in Roman Villa near Ancient City Germania in Bulgaria’s Sapareva Banya

June 22, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages

A gold coin of Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II (r. 408-450 AD) together with other coins and artifacts has been discovered in the rescue archaeological excavations of an Ancient Roman villa near the Ancient Thracian, Roman, Early Byzantine, and medieval Bulgarian…

Bulgaria’s Pernik to Rehabilitate Ancient Thracian Sanctuary Dedicated to Medicine God Asclepius

Bulgaria’s Pernik to Rehabilitate Ancient Thracian Sanctuary Dedicated to Medicine God Asclepius

May 7, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Christianity, Cultural Tourism

An Ancient Thracian asclepion, a sanctuary dedicated to Ancient Greek and Thracian god of medicine Asclepius, is to be rehabilitated and made accessible for visitors by the museum authorities in the western Bulgarian city of Pernik.

Bulgaria’s Burgas to Offer 3D Projections in Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Bath of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent

Bulgaria’s Burgas to Offer 3D Projections in Aquae Calidae – Thermopolis Bath of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent

April 7, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

The municipal authorities of Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas plans to offer 3D projections inside the recently restored bath of Ottoman Turkish Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520-1566 AD), which will be opened for tourists as part of the…

Restored Ancient Roman City Nicopolis Ad Nestum in Bulgaria’s Garmen Enjoys Tourism Boom

March 29, 2015 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Ancient Thrace, Christianity, Cultural Tourism

The Ancient Roman city of Nicopolis Ad Nestum (also Nicopolis Ad Mestum) located in the town of Garmen in Southwest Bulgaria is seeing an influx of tourists after its partial restoration and conservation with EU money.

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