Balkan

Balkan is a supermarket in Kyustendil, Bulgaria which is located on Цар Борис I. Balkan is situated nearby to the hospital МБАЛ Доктор Никола Василиев, as well as near the church Св. Димитър.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hisarlaka fortress.

Hisarlaka fortress

Castle

Photo: Gligan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hisarlaka Fortress is an ancient and medieval fortress occupying a hill at 2 kilometres to the south-east of Kyustendil, in what is now Bulgaria. Originally constructed by the Romans around 400 AD, it was among the most important castles of the Bulgarian Empire in the Middle Ages before it was partially destroyed by the Ottomans in the 15th century. Hisarlaka fortress is situated 1¼ km southwest of Balkan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyustendil and Slokoshhica.

Kyustendil

Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kyustendil is a city in Central Western Bulgaria, under the slopes of the Osogovo Mountain which straddles the border with North Macedonia. With a population of about 37,000, the city is the hiking and ski tourism gateway to the mountain and, less prominently, a spa resort.