Saints Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church
In 1983, the bishop Panteleimon II made a speech in which he appealed to everyone with a request to build a temple to two saints who were born and raised in this city. It was he who laid the foundation stone, and it turned into a large three–domed church of light brick in 1985.
The church of Saints Cyril and Methodius is located in a very quiet and peaceful area by the sea. It is surrounded by parks, cafes and playgrounds. On the square near it there is a monument in the form of an open book with the faces of saints and the Russian alphabet. According to historical data, the brothers developed a written Slavic alphabet based on Greek one. The monument to Cyril and Methodius in Thessaloniki points to the North, symbolizing the path of enlightenment of the brothers. The alder trees are planted around.
What can you visit here?
It was filmed about Pliska
Information from history
History of the church
Originally, Pliska was a military camp protected by ramparts and moats. More than 200 years it remained the main administrative, political and cultural centre of the first Bulgarian State.
Where to get tourist information?
Contacts
Professor Rasho Rashev Archaeological Museum
9920 Pliska, Bulgaria
tel. +359 889 539 823
e-mail: pliska_museum@abv.bg
web: xn----7sbb3acmfmvip.bg
Regional History Museum Shumen
Slavyanski bul.17, BG - 9700 Shumen, Bulgaria
tel. +359 54 87 54 87
e-mail: museum_shumen@abv.bg
web: www.museum-shumen.com
Transport - how to get to the Church?
The church is located on the first row from the sea, near the Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia and Thrace, opposite the Mediterranean Garden. From the center, you can get here by buses that are following routes No. 3, 5, 6, 8.
Tips for accommodation
- Hotel “Hanovete, 3-start hotel, 2 Georgi Vankov Str, Pliska
- Hotel “Stara Pliska”, 4-star hotel, Boilski bani, Pliska
- Guest house “Pri Penata”, 21 Raiko Daskalov Str, Pliska