Assenovata Krepost (Assen's Fortress)

It is situated about 2 km away from Assenovgrad on a steep rocky ridge hanging over the Assenitsa River. The fortress is known from the historical sources as Petrich, Stenimachos or Scribencion. Its present name, given by the local population, was gradually publicly accepted after the national Liberation in 1878. The best-preserved building in the fortress is the church "Sveta Bogoroditsa Petrichka" (St. Godmother of Petrich), which dates from c. 12 and has been proclaimed a cultural monument of national importance.

The cloister of the Bachkovo Monastery and the church "Sveti Georgi" (St. George)

Situated at the southwest end of Assenovgrad, over the way for the village of Bachkovo. Founded in c. 11. Especially interesting are the fretwork iconostasis from the end of c. 18 and the frescoes upon the northern facade, which are a work of the famous icon-painter Zahari Zograf.

The chapel "Sveti Yoan Predtecha", (St. John the Forerunner)

It is situated in the west part of the town, standing picturesquely upon the rock. Judging by its style, the building can be dated to the end of c. 13 and the beginning of c. 14.

The church "Sveta Bogoroditsa" (St. Godmother), or The Fish Church

It is situated in the east part of Assenovgrad. Its nickname comes from the pure spring near it, which was once thought to have healing properties. The present church building comes from 1836. It possesses precious old icons.

The house with the vats

One of the rare architectural and ethnographic objects in Bulgaria showing the history of winemaking in Assenovgrad.

The church "Sveti Georgi" (St. George)

Situated in the old Ambelino Neighbourhood on the bank of the Chepelarska River. Built in 1848 by Master Vassil Dimov. The church is a cultural monument of national importance.

The Arapovo Monastery

It is situated 3 km to the south of Assenovgrad, near the village of Zlatovrah. Built by Rhodope master builders about 1856. There was a Bulgarian School for priests and teachers here. The monastery complex includes the main monastery building, the church "Sveta Nedelya" and a very interesting residential tower.

The Monastery "Sveti Kirik" (St. Kirik)

Situated west of Assenovgrad, 3 km away from the village of Gorni Voden. It was built in 1835 on the site of an older monastery, which was burned down. The most precious architectural monument hare is the church. There are precious frescoes, a work of the Assenovgrad icon-painter Alexi Atanassov, in it. A large part of the icons were painted by icon-painters of the school of Zahari Zograf. The monastery also functions as a tourist and holiday centre.

The Monastery "Sveta Petka Mouldavska" (St. Petka)

A historical monument, a repository of the Bulgarian national spirit in the region. it was mentioned in written sources from c. 16 under the name "Sveta Paraskeva". It was restored in 1836. The monastery church was built in 1779 and painted in 1840 by the Teteven master Krastyu Zaharievich and his sons Petar and Georgi. Many Bulgarian revolutionaries hid in the monastery during the Ottoman oppression. There is evidence that Vassil Levski - the leader of the struggle for national liberation - also spent some time there.

The Bachkovo Monastery "Sveto Ouspenie Bogorodichno"

This is the second largest monastery in Bulgaria after the Rila monastery. It is situated 10 km south of Assenovgrad, near the village of Bachkovo, along the defile of the Chaya River. It was founded in 1083 by the Georgians Grigoriy and Abanassiy Bakouriani, higher military leaders of the Byzantine emperor Alexiy Komnin. The monastery is very impressive with its architectural and mural ensembles, icons and exquisite church plate. Its reputation of a cultural centre is due to the fact that many Georgian, Bulgarian and Greek men of letters worked there. During the Ottoman oppression, it attracted not only pilgrims, but also people longing for education from all parts of the country. It is thought that after the fall of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom under Ottoman rule the last Bulgarian patriarch - Evtimiy - was exiled here.

Three temples have been preserved in the Bachkovo Monastery. The church "Sveti Arhangel Mihail" (St. Archangel Michael) is the oldest of them.

The church "Sveta Bogoroditsa" was the monastery's cathedral and was built in 1604 together with the dining hall. It was painted in 1643. The church "Sveti Nikola" (St. Nicolas" was built during the national Revival, about 1840. Its frescoes were painted by Zahari Zograf.

The only entirely preserved building of the monastery from c. 9 is the famous Bachkovo Ossuary. Its frescoes are of exclusive artistic and historical value. the Bachkovo Monastery and its ossuary have been proclaimed architectural and historical monuments of national importance.