Sights

Kabile

The remains of the ancient town of Kabile are 9 km northeast of Yambol and 1 km away from the village of Kabile. Built as a fortified Thracian settlement during the 4^th century B.C., Kabile had a mint of its own. Destroyed by Philip II of Macedon (341 B.C.), it was built anew and during the 3^rd-1^st centuries B.C. became a well-known economic, political and cultural centre in the interior of Old Thrace. Conquered by the Romans, it was extended, supplied with running water and urbanized and continued in existence until the 4^th century A.D., when it was ravaged during the invasion of the Goths. A Bulgarian settlement came into being in its place during the 8^th century A.D., which continued in existence until the end of the 14^th century.

The impressive remains of Kabile extend over an area of 50 ha. During investigations, which have been continuing for more than quarter of a century now, fortress walls have been found in the reserve, an entry and a sanctuary (cut into the rocks of the Zaichin Vruh acropolis, the residence of the local Thracian ruler, Roman thermae, water piping, public buildings floor mosaics; coins and other items were unearthed. Remains of a Hallstatt settlement, which had emerged during the 7^th century B.C., were unearthed in the Yasa Tepe settlement mound.

An archaeological base with a museum exhibition has been established in the region of the reserve.