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Extract from the Madara Travel Guides:
The most popular destination for excursions from Shumen is the village of
MADARA
, 10km to the east and served by frequent trains, where a range of cliffs show signs of human occupation dating back to the third century BC. The main road through the village leads up to Madara's most famous sight, the mysterious bas-relief known as the
Madara Horseman
(daily: summer 8am-7pm; winter 8am-5pm; US$1.50). Carved into the rockface at a height of 95m, this is so eroded that details are only apparent by the light of a setting sun, but the carving is said to represent a horseman whose mount is trampling a lion with the assistance... read the whole Madara Travel Guides...
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