Interesting facts

1.       There are hypotheses that some of the first people on the European continent lived in Nortwestern Bulgaria. In Kozarnika Cave, located in the Vidin region, human remains have been found that date back to approximately 1.6 million years ago. Archaeologists have also found animal bones and stone tools. 
2.       The tallest monument from the Roman era in Bulgaria (about 12 m) is located in the village of Lesicheri in Pavlikeni Municipality. The Lesicheri Pillar (or the Markov Kamak Pillar) has stood there for approximately two thousand years.