- Relax on the approximately 30-minute drive from Plovdiv to Asen's Fortress, perched on top of a hill in the beautiful Rhodope Mountains.
- Originally a strategic fortress stronghold protecting the Bachkovo pass, now a days Asen's Fortress is a favourite site for both locals and travelers.
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- Take a journey to the Asens Fortress controlled by Thracian,Romans,Byzantines,Crusaders,Ottomans and Bulgarians.
- Getting to Asenova Fortress. Asen’s Fortress is located 20 kilometres south of Plovdiv and about three kilometres south of the village of Asenovgrad.
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- Asen's Fortress, identified by some researchers as Petrich, is a medieval fortress in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains, 2 to 3 kilometres south of the town of...
- In 1231, Tsar Asen II (reign 1218-1241) completed the largest expansion adn rebuilding of the fortress, as proclaimed on a carved stone monument.
- The panoramic views from Asen's Fortress, which squats precariously on the edge of a cliff 19km southeast of Plovdiv, will make your stomach flutter.
- On this self-guided Asen's Fortress tour, you'll get the opportunity to discover the highlights of the Asenova Krepost.