Starosel Thracian Cult Complex
Тракийски храм Старосел
A Thracian royal temple inside a burial mound, with the largest Thracian stone burial chamber in the Balkans and Ionic column decorations.
The Thracian temple inside the Chetinyova Mound in Starosel dates from the 5th to 4th centuries BCE. A stone wall surrounds the mound, and the entrance is through a colonnade and steps. The circular main chamber is decorated with half-columns and painted designs. It is one of the largest known Thracian cult buildings in the Balkans. Next door is a winery with a Thracian theme where you can taste wine. It is about 50 kilometers from Plovdiv and requires a car. It is often combined with Hisarya as a day trip.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Hisarya (Diocletianopolis)
- Regional Archaeological Museum Plovdiv
- Bunardzhik Hill & Alyosha Monument
- Nebet Tepe
- Kapana Creative District
- Hindliyan House
- Balabanov House
- Dzhumaya Mosque