List of World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria facts for kids

The church has amazing wall paintings, called frescos. Some of these frescos are from the 13th century. They are considered some of the best art from that time. These paintings have been carefully fixed up in recent years.

This carving is on a cliff that is 100 meters (about 328 feet) tall. It is 23 meters (about 75 feet) up the cliff. It was made around the early 8th century. This was when Madara was a holy place for the First Bulgarian Empire. There are also old Greek writings near the carving. They tell stories about the early Bulgarian state and its leaders, called khans.

The paintings inside the tomb are very old. They show the culture and burial traditions of the Thracian people. The tomb is part of a bigger burial ground. This area is near the ancient Thracian city of Seuthopolis. The tomb was found in 1944. Its paintings are still in great condition.

The frescos inside these churches are from the 14th century. They were made during the Second Bulgarian Empire. These paintings are some of the best examples of the Palaeologues style. They show new ways of painting compared to older Byzantine art.

A fire destroyed the monastery in the early 1800s. But it was rebuilt between 1834 and 1862. This was during a time when Bulgarians were rediscovering their national identity.

Nessebar was an important Christian city during the Middle Ages. You can still see a basilica and a fortress from that time. In the 19th century, wooden houses were built in the style of the Bulgarian National Revival.

About 178 types of birds have been seen here. Some of them are rare or in danger of disappearing. The lake is home to the biggest group of Dalmatian pelicans in Bulgaria. In 2008, a small change was made to the reserve's borders.

The park is home to many plants and animals. This includes animals like brown bears and wolfes. The park's boundaries were made larger in 2010.

The tomb shows the art of the local Gets people. Their art was inspired by Hellenism, which was Greek culture. A special part of the tomb is 10 caryatids. These are statues that are half women and half plants.

The site was first listed in 2007 in Romania and Ukraine. More parts were added in 2011. Then in 2017, nine areas within Bulgaria's Central Balkan National Park were added. The site was expanded again in 2021.

Many old household items were found here. These include pottery, jewelry, stone tools, and grinding stones. Old ovens were also found. A special museum has been built over the site. This allows visitors to see these ancient homes.

Signs of ancient settlements have been found in the cave. There are also drawings on the walls. These drawings were likely part of old rituals.

The town even made its own coins. During the Byzantine period, it was an important church center. But it was destroyed by the Avars in the late 6th century.

A band of paintings goes around the walls. It shows 11 scenes of male and female servants. They are bringing gifts and clothes to their masters.

The bone house, called an ossuary, is from the original monastery. The Church of the Holy Archangels was built between the 12th and 14th centuries. The dining hall was built in the 17th century. Many wall paintings from different times have been saved here.

The monastery was started in the Middle Ages. Parts of it were built from the 16th to the 19th centuries. It has old wall paintings and wooden altars.

You can also see remains from the medieval period. There are houses built in the Ottoman style. And there are buildings from the Bulgarian National Revival period.

The area is also important for its many different plants and animals. Mediterranean plants grow here on limestone, even though it's far from the Mediterranean Sea.

They come in many different shapes. People often imagine them as human figures or animals.

The park has several very old European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests. It is also home to many plant species that are found nowhere else.

One idea is that some of these structures formed around natural methane gas vents.

These tombs are from the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE. They show a mix of Thracian and Hellenistic (Greek) influences. The Thracian tomb Golyama Arsenalka is shown in the picture.

The floor mosaics in the basilica are amazing. They have been found since the 1980s. They are some of the largest collections of early Christian mosaics still in their original place.