YAMBOL

YAMBOL
Coming from the remote past, going to the future is the motto of this ancient town. The town is situated on the banks of the river Toundja. The territory of the area covers the middle part of the river valley, the “Bakadjitsi”, parts of the Svetiliiski, Derventski and Manastirski uplands. Mineral water springs are found near the village of Stefan Caradjovo, Straldja. The climate of the Tundja river valley is transcontinental, and in the southern parts of the area the climate is continental mediterranean.

Ancient sites
The Ancient settlement of Kabile, the prehistoric tumulus by the village of Drama, the remains of Yambol Mediaeval castle and the Monastery of the middle Ages in Voden are some of the sites worth seeing.

Kabile
The Antique settlement "Kabile" is a National archaeological reserve and a nature preserved site, being the most important Thracian settlement in Bulgaria.

The most prominent Thracian centre
In modern study of Ancient Thrace it has already been proved that Kabile was the most prominent political, economic and religious centre from the first millennium BC. The archaeological investigations of the ancient city that have taken place in the last thirty years have revealed a great number of artefacts (stone inscriptions, coins, ceramic ware and remains of building activities) dating from times over a millennium long history. Most of the discovered artefacts have already been published and used as a data for archaeological and historical studies.