ancient ruins
Madara Rider
A UNESCO-listed 8th-century relief carved 23 metres up a cliff face near Shumen, with a visitor car park and stepped approach.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Shumen, Bulgaria · Europe
Veliki Preslav is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Shumen, 27km from Madara Rider.
Veliki Preslav is a town located in Shumen, Bulgaria. With a population of 9,425, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Veliki Preslav sits in Bulgaria, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Sofia time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Veliki Preslav to your route.
The modern Veliki Preslav or Great Preslav (Bulgarian: Велики Преслав, pronounced [vɛˈliki prɛˈsɫaf]), former Preslav (Bulgarian: Преслав; until 1993), is a city and the seat of government of the Veliki Preslav Municipality (Great Preslav Municipality, new Bulgarian: obshtina), which in turn is part of ShumenRead more
Province, Bulgaria. Veliki Preslav is situated at an altitude of 132 m (92 m above sea level).
A former village, it assumed the name of the medieval capital in 1878 and became a town in 1883. As of December 2009, it had a population of 8,951.
Preslav was the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire from 893 to 972 and was one of the most important cities in medieval Southeastern Europe. The ruins of the city are situated in modern northeastern Bulgaria, some 20 kilometres southwest of the regional capital of Shumen, and are currently a national archaeological reserve.
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Veliki Preslav is located in Shumen, Bulgaria, Europe. The coordinates are 43.1667 latitude, 26.8167 longitude.
Veliki Preslav has a population of approximately 9,425 people, making it a town in Bulgaria.
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ancient ruins
A UNESCO-listed 8th-century relief carved 23 metres up a cliff face near Shumen, with a visitor car park and stepped approach.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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