Преслав (вътрешен град)

Преслав (вътрешен град) is an archaeological site in Veliki Preslav, Shumen. Преслав (вътрешен град) is situated nearby to the ruins Palace basilica, as well as near Throne room.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Round Church, Preslav and Patleyna monastery.

Round Church, Preslav

Historic site

Photo: Кардам, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Round Church, also known as the Golden Church or the Church of St John, is a large partially preserved early medieval Eastern Orthodox church. It lies in Preslav, the former capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, today a town in northeastern Bulgaria. Round Church, Preslav is situated 390 metres south of Преслав (вътрешен град).

Patleyna monastery

Place of worship

Photo: Izvora, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Patleina Monastery of Saint Pantaleon is a ruined Bulgarian Orthodox monastery. It is an archaeological site situated at the outskirts of the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, Preslav. Patleyna monastery is situated 2½ km south of Преслав (вътрешен град).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Veliki Preslav and Imrenchevo.

Veliki Preslav

Photo: Evelina Jordanova, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Veliki Preslav is a small town in northeastern Bulgaria, not far from Shumen. It was the site of the second capital of medieval Bulgaria, and now the ruins are a national archeological reserve.