Archaeological reserve "Abritus" - open-air museum with a total area of ​​100 hectares, which shows the remains of the ancient Roman city of the same name. Reserve Located a few kilometers east of Razgrad near the highway Ruse - Varna.

The settlement was founded on the ruins of ancient Thracian settlement at the end of the 1st century BC - the Romans built a military camp here. In the future, the camp has become a full-fledged settlement of the major urban centers in Lower Moesia - the province of Rome, which is located on the site of present-day North Bulgaria.

Ancient authors Abritus mentioned in connection with the battle 251 years, occurred in the vicinity, as well as the number of dead was Emperor Trajan Decius. In the 4th century the fortress was completed with four gates and a thick wall thickness up to three meters, and height - 12 meters. In addition, the fortress also had 35 battle towers. During the 5-6 centuries Abritus become an important Christian center. The city has repeatedly been subjected to raids in the end it destroyed the Avars and Slavs in the late 6th century. From the 9th to the 10th century at the same place was a Bulgarian fortress.

Today you can see the ruins of the peristyle complex: rectangular courtyard in the middle of the building. He once served as the seat of the highest state magistrate. South side of the facade of the building on both sides of the main entrance takes six stores. On the four sides of the courtyard there are columns in Roman Ionic style.

The reserve runs the Archaeological Museum, which exhibits some of the objects found in the area during the excavations. In general, all archaeological composition consists of five divisions, showing the evolution of mankind. In addition, Arbituse was found in Bulgaria's largest hoard of gold coins dating from the 5th century. The museum of photography.

All the major discoveries are exhibited in the museum under the open sky. About seventy monuments, some of which refers to the Roman era, is exhibited in the park part of the reserve. Here you can see findings, which are associated with the pagan cult. Many inscriptions in Greek and Latin indicate that for centuries inhabited by various peoples Arbitus.