Prehistoric salt mining and city center Provadia-Solnitsata

Near Provadia is one of the symbols of the first European civilization – the earliest in Europe prehistoric salt mining and city center Provadia-Solnitsata (5600-4350 BC). It provides abundant information about what was discovered here 7500 years ago and the technology practiced to date for obtaining salt by boiling brine (salt spring water), for the fortification and the economy of the region along the lower reaches of the Provadia River and the Varna Lakes. The need to defend and preserve the greatest wealth of that age- the salt, led to a leap in military thought. Around 4700 BC. The “mint” of Europe is protected by a stone fortress, whose inaccessible for its time defensive walls were 4-5 m high. The three stages of the prehistoric stone fortress Provadia-Solnitsata (4700-4350 BC) represent precedents in the fortress construction, which until recently were considered discoveries of a much later time.

Near Provadia is one of the symbols of the first European civilization – the earliest in Europe prehistoric salt mining and city center Provadia-Solnitsata (5600-4350 BC). It provides abundant information about what was discovered here 7500 years ago and the technology practiced to date for obtaining salt by boiling brine (salt spring water), for the fortification and the economy of the region along the lower reaches of the Provadia River and the Varna Lakes. The need to defend and preserve the greatest wealth of that age- the salt, led to a leap in military thought. Around 4700 BC. The “mint” of Europe is protected by a stone fortress, whose inaccessible for its time defensive walls were 4-5 m high. The three stages of the prehistoric stone fortress Provadia-Solnitsata (4700-4350 BC) represent precedents in the fortress construction, which until recently were considered discoveries of a much later time.

The site welcomes visitors during archeological excavations, in the months of August and September, in groups of 4 people, by pre-booking on the Facebook page of the site provadia-solnitsata.com, from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 until 13:30. The tour lasts about 35-40 minutes.

Saturday-Sunday does not accept visitors.

Tourist Information Center

Town of Provadia, 2 Sv. Obretenov Str.

Monday – Friday
8:30 – 12:00
13:00-17:30

Tel.: +359 882 795 380
E-mail: tic_provadia@abv.bg
Website: https://www.provadia-solnitsata.com/bg/about

Tel:
+359 888 784 348
+359 876 178 584
E-mail: provadia.solnitsata@gmail.com
Website: https://provadia-solnitsata.com/bg/

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