Sexaginta Prista

Sexaginta Prista is an archaeological site in Ruse, Bulgaria. Sexaginta Prista is situated nearby to the theater building Военен Клуб Русе, as well as near 1-ва.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: archaeological site in Bulgaria
Also known as: “ancient fortress Sexaginta prista”, “Приста”, and “Сексагинта Приста (крепост)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rousse Regional Historical Museum and St. Pauls Catholic Church.

Rousse Regional Historical Museum

Museum

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The Rousse Regional Historical Museum is one of the 11 regional museums of Bulgaria. It acts within the Rousse, Razgrad, and Silistra regions. The museum occupies the building of the former Battenberg Palace, previously a local court, built 1879–1882 by Friedrich Grünanger. Rousse Regional Historical Museum is situated 320 metres southeast of Sexaginta Prista.

St. Pauls Catholic Church

Church

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The St Paul of the Cross Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in the city of Rousse in northeastern Bulgaria. It is the cathedral church of the Latin Catholic Diocese of Nicopoli and it is dedicated to Saint Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists. St. Pauls Catholic Church is situated 410 metres northeast of Sexaginta Prista.

Museum of urban life Kaliopa House

Museum

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The Kaliopa House, a popular name for the Bulgarian "Urban lifestyle of Rousse" museum, was built in 1864. According to a legend, the house was bestowed upon the beautiful Kaliopa, the wife of the Prussian consul Kalish, by the governor of the Danubian Vilayet, Midhat Pasha, who was in love with her. Museum of urban life Kaliopa House is situated 1 km northeast of Sexaginta Prista.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruse and Slobozia.

Ruse

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Ruse is a port city on the Danube in North Bulgaria. It is the sixth largest city in Bulgaria, and one of the two main river crossings to Romania. It has a rich legacy of fin-de-siècle European architecture that calls back to the time when Ruse was one of the most developed and cosmopolitan cities in Bulgaria.

Slobozia

Village

Slobozia is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Slobozia. The Slobozia Solar Park is situated on the administrative territory of the commune. Slobozia is situated 3 km west of Sexaginta Prista.