The Town
A couple of blocks south of the bus and train stations, a sizeable chunk of Hisar's history confronts visitors in the form of the damaged but still imposing fortress walls , originally 2-3m thick and defended by 43 towers. The Roman builders employed the technique of opus mixtum , bonding stone and brick with red mortar - hence the sobriquet Kizil Kale (red fortress) which the Turks coined when they besieged the town in 1364. The northern wall that runs along bul. Botev is bisected by a promenade, leading towards the massive Kamilite Gate in the south wall of the fortress, so called after the camels that once passed through it. En route to this you'll see a pseudo-Grecian colonnade and fountain , where visitors fill bottles with mineral water and have their portraits taken against a backdrop of crumbling fin-de-siecle buildings. A right turn at the Kamilite Gate, followed by a left turn up a flight of steps at the bottom of a hill, will bring you to a fourth-century Roman tomb (opening times vary) with frescoed walls and a mosaic floor. Stonework, coins and other finds are displayed in a small History Museum , at ul. Stamboliiski 8 (Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 1-5pm; US$1), one block east of the main drag.
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