A show featuring horses, cascades and fire takes place every summer night in the Fanagoria Ethnographic Complex, over the bridge in the Asparuhovo Residential Area.

      If you don't know anything about Bulgaria's founding fathers, then film director Svetoslav Ovcharov will relate stories of the founding of the state with a  multimedia performance starring proto-Bulgarians, Thracians, Slavs and Byzantines.

 

  

     In September 2001 construction started of a new for attraction for Varna - an ancient Bulgarian village - a camp that existed during VI-VIII centuries. The realization of the project was to be done in two parts. According to the plan several tents were built at the first stage, which presented the life of the proto-Bulgarians up to VII century. Among them is the tent of the Khan, the tent of the high priest, tents of the crafts and others

    During the second term an ancient Bulgarian fortress would be built with a mobile bridge, an early Christian temple and a museum presenting that old time. The village is built from wooden material gathered after the forest of the region had burnt down in a natural disaster.  At its final stage the village will be located over about 4 hectares. 

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    The first stage of the project - the proto-Bulgarian village "Fanagoria" - was finished and officially unveiled on July 14th 2002. The visitors can see the already completed Khan's tent and the tents of the high priest and the great "Boil", as well as the four tents of the crafts - pottery, weaving, saddle making, blacksmith and armoury mastery. Also the guests can watch a performance presenting the life and military skills of the proto-Bulgarians, such as some old rituals, authentic horse riding and so on…. The costumes in the display, as well as the materials used for building the village are especially selected in order to create the vision of authenticity. The scenario for the show is developed at the Bulgarian film studio "Boiana" observing the advices of the archaeologists and the historians. 

 

Please wait while loading Courtesy of Fanagoria Proto-Bulgarian Village Complex    A symbolic incident occurred some days before the opening of the village - during a horse riding rehearsal at the moment when two of the riders passed one another the pike of one of them met and killed the horse of the other rider.    Whether it was a tragic event or did "Tangra", the ancient god, take a big sacrifice?   The historic ethnographic complex of the proto – Bulgarian village of “Fanagoria” is a unique active museum in the open air in the country park of Fanagoria.

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    The complex is a reproduction of a proto – Bulgarian battle camp of the 6 – 8th century and includes wood protected walls with battle towers, equipped Jurta (ancient Bulgarian Margull), active craft work – shops, restored old suites, armaments, objects of life and furnishing. There is a formed square with khan’s and shaman’s Jurtas, a shooting place and a platform for the audience.
   There are organized excursion lectures for visitors, visits to the Jurtas and craft centre, shooting, information brochure, lot of souvenirs – and repros of ancient objects.
    The night program includes very interesting and dynamic horse performance. The purpose of this performance is to represent the proto – Bulgarian feast and the horses of the young warriors. Here can be seen high - class riding, horse cascades, fight techniques, Bulgarian Khan, the divines and the prayers of the Bulgarian Shaman.

     One can take a photo of oneself on the Khan’s throne and with the participants in the show. Visitors can see the ancient Bulgarian feast and the review of the Bulgarian cavalry.