Veliki Preslav

Veliki Preslav is a park in Veliki Preslav, Shumen. Veliki Preslav is situated nearby to the marketplace Пазара, as well as near Church of St. St. Apostles Peter and Paul.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Round Church, Preslav and Patleyna monastery.

Round Church, Preslav

Historic site

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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 1½ km south of Veliki Preslav.

Patleyna monastery

Place of worship

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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 3½ km south of Veliki Preslav.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Veliki Preslav and Imrenchevo.

Veliki Preslav

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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.