Thracian sites

tomb in Bulgaria

vaulted-brickwork tomb in Kazanlak, Bulgaria

Perperikon (), also Perpericum, is an ancient Thracian city located in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains, 15 km northeast of the present-day town of Kardzhali, Bulgaria on a 470 m high rocky hill, which is thought to have been a sacred place. The village of Gorna krepost ("Upper Fortress") is located at the foot of the hill and the gold-bearing Perpereshka River flows nearby. Perperikon is the largest megalith ensemble site in the Balkans. In the Middle Ages Perperikon served as a fortress.

Seuthopolis (Ancient Greek: Σευθόπολις) was an ancient Hellenistic city founded by the Thracian king Seuthes III between 325–315 BC which was the capital of the Odrysian kingdom.

right|thumb|250px|The Sanctuary Hill right|thumb|250px|The stone sarcophagus of an important Thracian ruler in Tatul right|thumb|250px|Another view

Mezek () is a village in southeastern Bulgaria, part of Svilengrad municipality, Haskovo Province. It lies at the foot of the eastern Rhodope Mountains, just north of the Bulgaria–Greece border and not far west of the Bulgaria–Turkey border. Mezek is famous for the well-preserved medieval Mezek Fortress (Neoutzikon - Νεούτζικον) and its two ancient Thracian beehive tombs, the Mezek and Sheynovets tombs. The village is also well known for its own winery and the Mezzek brand of Bulgarian wine.

Thracian burial mound and tomb

thumb|right|Diobol from Mesembria, ca. 450–350 BCE thumb|right|Reverse of the coin, M-E-T-A among spokes. Mesembria (; ) was an important Greek city in ancient Thrace. It was situated on the coast of the Euxine and at the foot of Mount Haemus; consequently upon the confines of Moesia, in which it is placed by Ptolemy. Strabo relates that it was a colony of Dorians from Megara, and that it was originally called Menebria (Μενεβρία) after its founder Menas; Stephanus of Byzantium says that its original name was Melsembria (Μελσημβρία), from its founder Melsas; and both writers state that the

thumb|right|Pistiros. Aerial view of main excavation area (2009) Pistiros (, Ancient Greek, Πίστιρος) was an inland Ancient Greek emporion, or trade center, in Ancient Thrace. It is located near the modern city of Vetren, in the westernmost part of the Maritsa River valley.

Cabyle or Kabile (), also known as Calybe or Kalibe (Καλύβη), is a town in the interior of ancient Thrace, west of Develtus, on the river Tonsus. The town later bore the names of Diospolis (Διὸς Πόλις), and Goloë (Γολόη).

Mineral baths of Burgas, Bulgaria

tomb in Bulgaria

terminology for Kazanlak Valley

mountain range

tomb in Bulgaria

tomb in Bulgaria

Serbian archaeological site