Lyutitsa

Lyutitsa

Lyutitsa ( _bg. Лютица) is one of the largest and best preserved castles in the easternmost part of the Eastern Rhodopes, located several kilometres from Ivaylovgrad, in southernmost Bulgaria. It is also known as the "Marble City" because of its walls made of white marble.

The fortress occupies an area of 26 decares and has 12 towers of which eight have been preserved. The walls are up to ten metres high. The ruins of two churches have been excavated as well as a necropolis with 15 graves. Among the numerous archaeological finds are rare coins, ceramics from Preslav, jewelry, tools.

Honour

Lyutitsa Nunatak on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Lyutitsa.

External links

* [http://www.journey.bg/bulgaria/bulgaria.php?guide=4082 Lyutitsa at Journey.bg] bg icon
* [http://photosafaribg.com/liutica.htm Photos from Lyutitsa] bg icon


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