Historic Landmark
Route Monument Spartacus - Art G...

The starting point of this tourist route, revealing to visitors of the biggest attractions of the town of Sandanski, is the monument of Thracian of inhabiting these lands tribe Spartacus led the largest slave revolt in the history of the Roman Empire. It is located at the entrance of the town, on the road from the main road from Sofia to Athens in the Tower. The statue has a height of seven meters and is sculpted white stone, so it seems particularly picturesque amid beautiful natural scenery.

The second site to visit is located in the center of the city (street "Georgi Dimitrov" 12) Archaeological Museum. It was built on the early Christian basilica of Bishop John and was opened in 1970. Here are artifacts from all eras of the rich historical past of Sandanski and the region, covering more than twenty-seven centuries. Emphasis is placed on the objects found during excavations of the early Christian basilica and the surrounding complex including the necropolis and various auxiliary buildings with purpose.

Special attention is paid to the gymnasium, baths and residential buildings that are revealed in the study of the ancient city, located in the current mineral baths. The museum has a rich collection of tombstones, coins, antique pottery, inscriptions, objects of everyday life of the ancient inhabitants of the local land, jewelry.

The third stop on our route is the church "St. George", which is the largest in Sandanski. Curiously her is that its architecture recreates the cathedral "Alexander Nevski" cathedral in Sofia Thumbnail and there are only a few details that distinguish it. The construction lasted very long - began in 1938 and was completed only in 1952, when the church was consecrated.

Here we head to the Art Gallery "Likin" which is located on "Macedonia" 53 and is the last stop. It was founded in 1989 and here you can see a large collection of works by local artists, and to order the production of mosaics, stained glass and Orthodox icons. The gallery presents artists working in the areas of graphics, small sculptures, paintings, icons, stained glass, pottery and woodcarving.

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