Silistra is a beautiful city on the river bank of the lower Danube. It is a port city that is the administrative center of the Silistra Province, Bulgaria. I’ve been several times to the region. Let me share with you the best things to do in Silistra and nearby and the most interesting sites to visit.

I first visited Silistra more than 10 years ago. Then, we were returning from the Black sea to Sofia and to make it more interesting, we decided to turn towards Silistra. The time we had was not much – one evening and one day, but despite that, we managed to walk around and get an impression of the city. We even managed to see all the places we had marked out in advance and realized that there was still a lot to see.

Before my first visit in Silistra, I had only associated it with the Danube River. But since then I’ve known that this is a city with a very ancient history, which has preserved significant remains from the time of Thracians, Romans, Byzantines, Slavs and Bulgarians.