Bulgaria. The City Shumen is a city with more than 3200 years of history. It is located in northeastern Bulgaria with population of 82 000.

SHUMENBulgaria

The CityShumen is a city with more than 3200 years of history. It is located in northeastern Bulgaria with population of 82 000.

Temples

Shumen is a multicultural center where people of different religions live together peacefully - Christians, Muslims, Jews and Armenians.

Shumen Plateau Nature Park

The Shumen plateau is the highest of the plateaus in the Danube plain. The elements have created bizarre and fantastic rock phenomena and underground Karst forms.

The Monument to the Founders of the Bulgarian State

A solid sculpture composition, recreating major moments from the foundation and development of the First Bulgarian Kingdom.

The Monument to the Founders of the Bulgarian State

The biggest monument on the Balkan Peninsula, located in the south-eastern part of the Shumen plateau was erected in honor of 1300th anniversary since the foundation of the Bulgarian State.

Shumen FortressHistorical Archeological Reserve

It is situated at the edge of the Shumen Plateau.

Shumen FortressHistorical Archeological Reserve

Well –displayed remnants of fortress walls, towers, residential and cult buildings have been explored on the plateau.

The Historical Museum

The Historical Museum in Shumen keepsa numismatic collection and artifacts made

of precious metals.

Drama Puppet Theatre“Vasil Drumev”

The first theatre performance in Bulgaria was in Shumen on 15th of August 1865.

The University of Shumen

Shumen University is one of the five classical public universities in Bulgaria. It has more than 7,000 students studying in about 100 Bachelor and Master degree programs taught in 5 faculties:

• Faculty of Humanities• Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics• Faculty of Natural Sciences• Faculty of Technical Sciences and• Faculty of Education

Shumen Industry

Shumensko PivoBeer

The region of Shumen has also other traditions to be proud of: one of the town symbols is the local brewery.

Wine trade in Shumen

One of the oldest traditions dated from the Thracians times, is the vine growing. Wine trade has been one of the main trades of the local population for ages.

LAVENA

LAVENA is a private Bulgarian company with more than 45 years of experience in production and trade with essential oils, cosmetics and liquid herbal and syrup solutions.

Horse-breeding

Horse-breeding is well-developed in Shumen region.

Hunting Tourism

Hunting tourism has a long-standing tradition in the Shumen district. It is well -known to the hunters in the country and abroad.

Shumen Region

The towns of Pliska and Preslav - the first and the second capital of the First Bulgarian Kingdom are situated in the region of Shumen

The village of Madara – a pagan holy place dated back to the pre-Christian era.

The Town of Pliska

The Town of Pliska

The Great Basilica, the archbishop’s residence and the first Bulgarian monastery. Prior to the construction of the basilica, there stood an eagerly Christian martyrium, comprising a cross-shaped temple and a well.

The Town of Veliki Preslav

The second capital of the First Bulgarian State. Administrative, government and cultural centre, where the earliest records of the Old Bulgarian and Old Slavonic letters have been found.

The Madara National Historical-Archeological Reserve

Proto-Bulgarian pagan temple and Christian basilica of the 9th c. Round the basilica there was a large monastery, which existed nearly four centuries.

The Madara HorsemanRock Relief

The Madara Horseman is included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

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