Sadly, it was demolished so now the only real piece to commemorate the 1300 years of Bulgaria is the monument in Shumen. To say it looked weird is a huge understatement – it was out of this world really and it didn’t make any sense. Some of you might remember the weird, steel creature spooking in the central park in Sofia, next to the National Palace of Culture. This wasn’t the only structure that was built for this occasion. You don’t need to worry you won’t find it – it is clearly seen from all over the city and beyond (apparently on the clear day you can see it from some 30 kilometers away).Īs the name indicates, the Shumen monument was created to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of the creation of the Bulgarian state (the official date is 681 AD). The Shumen Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria is a splendid, magnificent structure, built on the Ilchov Hill above Shumen. The Shumen Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria And I was even more surprised that there were no tourists around, not even local ones! While my main reason to visit Shumen was the Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, I was pleasantly surprised that there are actually more Shumen attractions to see. There are not too many things to do in Shumen but you will be easily entertained for a solid few hours there. This is where the Bulgarian theater performance took place (in 1813), that’s also was the first Bulgarian brewery was opened – “Shumensko pivo”.īetween 19 Shumen was briefly named “Kolarovgrad”, after Vasil Koralov, one of the communist leaders at that time, only to return to its previous name. In the 19th century, Shumen was an important center of the Bulgarian National Revival. The city was created on the trade route leading to Constantinople and was the last cradle to protect the Ottoman Empire from the Russian Empire. Some sources say that its name, Shumen, was given after the great Bulgarian emperor Simeon the Great. The city was first mentioned in the 10th century. Shumen has also plenty of bus connections to nearby destinations, such as Ruse (on the border with Romania, not far from Bucharest) or one of the biggest Bulgaria attractions – Veliko Tarnovo. From Sofia, you will get here by train in just under 6 hours, from Varna – in 1,5 hours. The city conveniently lies on the main railway line connecting the capital city Sofia with the main Black Sea harbor – Varna, making visiting Shumen rather easy. Shumen is the mid-size city with around a hundred thousand inhabitants, located in the north-east part of Bulgaria. 3.1 The Shumen Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria.
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