ASEN'S FORTRESS - BULGARIA (65 photos)

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Hello everybody!/ Здравейте, приятели!

I love the weekends, it's the time when we can travel and walk in nature, visit some attractions and learn something new about the history of our country. Asenovgrad city has always been special for me, not only because my mother is from this region, but also because I spent the best years of my childhood in a village near the city. As Asenovgrad is close to the town where I lived and grew up, I have visited the town very often over the years. It has been a favorite destination for a walk because of one attraction, which I will tell you about today.
Обичам почивните дни, това е времето, когато можем да попътуваме и да се разходим сред природа, да посетим някоя забележителност и да научим нещо ново за историята на страната ни. Град Асеновград е бил винаги специален за мен, не само защото майка ми е от този регион, но и защото прекарах най-хубавите си години от детството в селце край града. Тъй като Асеновград е близо до градчето в което аз живях и израснах, много често през годините съм посещавала градът. Той е бил предпочитана дестинация за разходка, заради една забележителност, за която ще ви разкажа днес.

Assen's Fortress/Асенова крепост

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Just 2km away from Asenovgrad, at the beginning of the road Asenovgrad - Smolyan, there as if perched on the slope above the river Asenitsa is the fortress.
Само на 2км от град Асеновград, в началото на пътя Асеновград - Смолян, ей там сякаш кацнала на склона над река Асеница се намира крепостта.

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Asenova Fortress is the ruins of a medieval fortress, and St. Mary of Petrich Church is the best preserved part. Archaeological excavations indicate that the area was inhabited by the ancient Thracians as early as the 5th-4th centuries BC. They were followed by the Romans and later by the Byzantine and Bulgarian kings. In 1231 Tsar Ivan Asen II made a number of repairs and enlargements to the fortress to strengthen it and for this reason it was called Asen's Fortress, and the town at the foot was renamed from Stanimaka to Asenovgrad.

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More information about the fortress you can read HERE

Асенова крепост представлява развалини на средновековна крепост, а църквата "Света Богородица Петричка" е най-запазената и част. Археологически разкопки сочат, че местността е обитавана още от древните траки 5-4 в. пр.н.е. Последвани са от римляните, а впоследствие и от византийските и българските царе. През 1231г цар Иван Асен II прави редица поправки и разширения по крепостта за да я заздрави и заради това тя е наречена Асенова крепост, а града в подножието е прекръстен от Станимака на Асеновград.

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The fortress is open to visitors. It is secured and has railings and stairs built in hard-to-reach places. Wooden models of medieval war machines can be seen. And now take a virtual tour with the photos I took. 😊
Крепостта е отворена за посетители. Обезопасена е, има изградени парапети и стълби на труднодостъпните места. Могат да се видят дървени модели на средновековни бойни машини. А сега направете виртуална разходка със снимките, които направих.

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the Church "St. Mary of Petrich"

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The first floor of the church was probably adapted for a storehouse or ossuary, but as no bones have been found, it is assumed to have been more of a storehouse. On the second is the actual church, in which we distinguish frescoes from the 13th century. It was one of the first Eastern Orthodox churches, to which a tower was built, serving both as a belfry and a watchtower.

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Първият етаж от църквата вероятно е бил пригоден за склад или костница, но тъй като не са намерени кости, се предполага, че е бил по-скоро склад. На втория е същинската църква, в която различаваме стенописи от 13 в. Тя е една от първите източно-православни храмове, към който е построена кула, служеща едновременно за камбанария и наблюдателница.

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Thanks for stopping by!


The photos were taken with my phone (Samsung A71)
4 photos are from 2019 taken with my old phone (Samsung S7)
For editing I usedCanva
Translated with DeepL


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Wow amazing !
Very interesting place.
I like going back to that time.

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a very extraordinary moment for you and fun for your days

Wonderfull place and perfect photo shoot, 👍

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Lovely all the way, encroached in those hills it really looks familiar to my area, thanks for posting this one!

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Благодаря, още малко и ще мога и аз да изпращам 😉

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