City Kyustendil

Хисарлъка е най-посещаваният парк в Кюстендил

Pautalia, Velbazhd, Kyustendil . Hisarlaka Fortress The modern name of the city derives from the name of its medieval ruler, whose grandson was the last emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, with Konstantin Dragash appearing through Sophia Palaeologina and the great-great-great-grandfather of the creator of modern Russia - Ivan the Terrible Kyustendil is one of the most ancient cities in the Bulgarian lands and has an incredibly significant and rich history. In ancient times, during the time of the Thracians, there was a sanctuary on the Hisarlaka hill. The first mention of the ancient name is found in an inscription from 135 AD about the basilica built in honor of Emperor Hadrian. Pautalia received city rights in 106 AD together with Serdica, Philippopolis and Augusta Traiana. During the reign of the so-called five good emperors, Pautalia grew as an administrative, economic and cultural center of the Upper Struma region. From the time of the emperors Antoninus Pius to Caracalla, the city minted its own bronze coins. The fortress was built in the late 4th - early 5th centuries. It was repaired in the 6th century by Justinian I the Great (527-565) and became one of the largest Byzantine fortresses. In 809 it entered the borders of Bulgaria, annexed by Khan Krum (803-814). The fortress was a border post until the Battle of Versinikia in 813, when the troops of Michael I Rangave (812-813) were defeated. Additional walls, buildings and barracks were built during the reign of

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Village Lilyach

Мегалитния комплеск се намира на 2 километра от селото.Има указателни табели

Prehistoric megalithic sanctuary near the village of Liliach (Nevestino municipality)in the "Monastery" area, The local population calls the megalithic complex Proviralkyata. It is assumed that the cult site arose in the Eneolithic period, and was subsequently inherited as a sacred territory by the Thracian tribe of Peoni, where fertility rituals were held. It is possible that there were also rituals with sacrifices in the name of the goddess Mother. The site is large-scale, with parts of it falling underground on the surrounding terrain. Perhaps if excavations are carried out, something more interesting can be discovered. The inhabitants of the village of Liliach hold the belief that the "Proviralkyata" is an extraordinary place that possesses strong life-giving energy and, according to legend, Theodora, the wife of Emperor Justinian I, conceived thanks to the ritual performed under the rock. It is believed that if a barren woman passes through the "Proviralkyata", she is healed and can soon have children. About 1 m away from the tunnel formed between two rocks, which leads to the so-called "proviralka", a small chapel with the patron saint of the Holy Virgin Mary was built in a natural shallow cave, and immediately above it was built the village church "St. George the Victorious". Here every year on St. George's Day, the locals make a sacrifice for health. Every year at the traditional village fair, which is held on May 5, on the eve of the temple holiday.

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