Places

Türkiye

Hippodrome — Istanbul

The German Fountain’s structural components were made in Germany, shipped and assembled in Istanbul. Eight columns support its dome, while the commemorative design represents friendship between the German and Ottoman states.

Bulgaria · Gabrovo

Settlements

Hirevo (Sevlievo Municipality)

Hirevo is a village in Sevlievo Municipality, Gabrovo Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 77253. Elevation range: 300–499 m. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.

Bulgaria · Kardzhali

Settlements

Hisar (Krumovgrad Municipality)

Hisar is a village in Krumovgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 77267. Elevation range: 200–299 m. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.

Photograph from Hisarya (Hisarya Municipality)

Bulgaria · Plovdiv

Settlements

Hisarya (Hisarya Municipality)

Hisarya is a city in Hisarya Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 77270. Elevation range: 300–499 m. Municipal centre. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.

Türkiye

Historic Tünel funicular

Tünel is a historic underground funicular linking Karaköy and Beyoğlu. It is a distinctive part of the route towards İstiklal Avenue. The map marks an approximate area reference, not an entrance. Visits and supplements depend on the selected programme; access is confirmed before booking.

Bulgaria · Plovdiv

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Asenovgrad

Neolithic pottery from Muldava, prehistoric idols and ancient votive plaques reveal the region’s long history. Finds from Asen’s Fortress and ecclesiastical objects trace its development as a centre of worship.

Bulgaria · Pazardzhik

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Batak

The museum complex connects Batak’s archaeological heritage with remembrance of the April Uprising. The Sveta Nedelya ossuary church, Sharov House and Balinov House add traditional architecture and evidence of local everyday life.

Exhibit from Historical Museum — Belogradchik

Bulgaria · Vidin

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Belogradchik

The museum occupies the Revival-era Panov House and presents regional livelihoods in the eighteenth–nineteenth centuries. Icons from Tryavna and Debar, Felix Kanitz prints and a courtyard lapidarium reveal different historical layers.

Bulgaria · Sofia Province

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Botevgrad

The museum tradition began with a collection at the local secondary school. Original documents, photographs and objects form its historical holdings, now presented in the restored former courthouse building.

Exhibit from Historical Museum — Bratsigovo

Bulgaria · Pazardzhik

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Bratsigovo

The exhibition on Bratsigovo’s builders preserves their guild’s original rulebook and a dictionary of their secret Meshterski language. Tools and photographs reveal the craft’s organisation and the local Revival-period school of construction.

Bulgaria · Montana

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Chiprovtsi

The museum links historic mining and goldsmithing with literary culture and the Chiprovtsi Uprising. Its carpet gallery presents the craft that became an important livelihood after the town's destruction and recovery.

Bulgaria · Haskovo

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Dimitrovgrad

Documents and architectural plans tell the story of Dimitrovgrad’s creation in 1947. The exhibition preserves uniforms, badges and tools of the youth brigade movement that helped build the new town.

Bulgaria · Sofia Province

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Etropole

The former government house brings crafts, mining and the Etropole literary school into one historical narrative. Documents, photographs and original objects show how economic life connected with education and local philanthropy.

Bulgaria · Razgrad

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Isperih

The museum connects its galleries with an ethnographic house and a working windmill. Its work also embraces Sboryanovo's archaeology, including Sveshtari Tomb, bringing everyday traditions together with ancient funerary culture.

Bulgaria · Plovdiv

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Karlovo

The exhibition traces archaeology in the Stryama valley and local crafts. Braided-cord making and rose cultivation receive particular attention, while kukeri costumes connect seasonal ritual games with the culture of Karlovo.

Bulgaria · Dobrich

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Kavarna

Archaeological finds present the past of the Kavarna region, while old photographs show the nineteenth-century town. Books, weapons and drawings extend the story of local inhabitants and their struggles for liberation.

Bulgaria · Plovdiv

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Klisura

The museum occupies a community-centre memorial built through donations to commemorate the April Uprising's participants. Documents and paintings recount events, while the fundraising story reveals Klisura's enduring collective remembrance.

Bulgaria · Burgas

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Malko Tarnovo

Alongside archaeological finds and Strandzha icons, the collections explore the Preobrazhenie Uprising and regional dress. Intangible heritage displays explain fire dancing, the White Kuker tradition and local devotion to saints.

Bulgaria · Plovdiv

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Perushtitsa

Finds from Duhova Mound include ancient sculptures, votive tablets and coins minted in Philippopolis. They reveal the district's Thracian and Roman past, complementing the museum's account of later liberation struggles.

Bulgaria · Targovishte

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Popovo

The icon collection includes works by Tryavna painters, while the ethnographic section preserves authentic regional costumes. Archaeological heritage also appears through a virtual reconstruction of the nearby late antique Kovachevsko Kale fortress.

Bulgaria · Sofia Province

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Samokov

Ironworking and water-powered samokov hammers explain the origin of the town's name. Icons, paintings and Zahari Zograf's personal belongings complement this economic history with the heritage of Samokov's celebrated painting school.

Bulgaria · Pazardzhik

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Strelcha

The archaeological exhibition gives special prominence to finds from Zhaba Mogila. Ethnographic rooms present local crafts and commerce, while the art department preserves a collection of works by Milyo Marinov Baltov.

Bulgaria · Lovech

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Teteven

The museum occupies a memorial building erected in 1932 to honour those killed in the wars. Prehistoric tools and Roman coins in its archaeological collections document the Teteven region’s early inhabitants.

Bulgaria · Pazardzhik

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Velingrad

Thracian pottery, textiles and clothing introduce the communities of the Chepino region. Exhibits devoted to opera bass Nicolai Ghiaurov include stage costumes, scores and recordings, connecting local history with international music.