Shumen fortress, Shumen

Name: Shumen fortress
Address: Shumen, Bulgaria

#2 among attractions in Shumen

Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles

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The Shumen fortress is an archaeological site overlooking the city of Shumen in north-eastern Bulgaria. ()

Local name: Шуменска крепост Coordinates: 43°15'45"N, 26°53'41"E

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Shumen fortress – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, Tombul Mosque, Palace of Omurtag, Shumen Plateau Nature Park.

1.4 miE
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, Shumen
36 min walk • The Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, also known as the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument, is a large monument built on a plateau above the city of Shumen, Bulgaria.
0.9 miNE
Historical place, Mosque
Tombul Mosque, Shumen
24 min walk • The Sherif Halil Pasha Mosque, more commonly known as the Tombul Mosque, located in Shumen, is the largest mosque in Bulgaria and one of the largest in the Balkans.
5.4 miS
Archaeological site
Palace of Omurtag
137 min walk • The Palace of Omurtag or Aul of Omurtag is an archaeological site in northeastern Bulgaria dating to Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages located near the village of Han Krum in Shumen Province.
0.9 miW
Park
Shumen Plateau Nature Park
23 min walk • The Shumen Plateau Nature Park is located in the Shumen Plateau of the northern province of Shumen of Bulgaria, the highest plateau of the Danubian Plain.
1.6 miNE
Memorial
Lilana Dimitrova, Shumen
42 min walk • Lilyana Nikolova Dimitrova, nicknamed the goods, is the owner of the Youth and Workers' Communist movement in Bulgaria. He participated in the communist resistance movement during World War II.
1.7 miE
Memorial
Dobri Voynikov, Shumen
43 min walk • Dobri Popov Voynikov was a Bulgarian teacher, playwright and journalist of the Bulgarian National Revival. He is regarded as the father of modern Bulgarian theatre and the first Bulgarian producer. Voynikov was among the founders of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
2.9 miNE
Universities and schools
Shumen University, Shumen
74 min walk • The Constantine of Preslav University of Shumen in Bulgaria is named after one of the most well-educated and talented students of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Constantine of Preslav.
2.7 miE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Stadion Panayot Volov, Shumen
69 min walk • Stadion Panayot Volov is a multi-use stadium in Shumen, Bulgaria. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Volov Shumen. The stadium currently holds a license for 3,500 spectators.