The town of Malko Turnovo has a population of 2 800 inhabitants and lies at a distance of 79 km south of Burgas the town is the centre of a municipality with 12 component settlements.

Malko Turnovo is situated at the heart of Strandzha Mountains in the valley between the Mecha Reka River and the Rezovska River at an altitude of 290-350m. The town is a contemporary settlement which has been populated since ancient times. The ancient Thracian settlement on these lands has belonged to the state of the Asti tribes with Bizia as its capital. /in present-day Turkey/. In the region of Malko Turnovo there are hundreds of Dolmens, a Thracian dome tomb, sanctuaries etc. Here have been discovered architectural fragments, statues and coins from the Roman and late-Ancient epochs.

There is no evidence for the history of the settlement during the period of the Second Bulgarian State. The town falls in the Ottoman yoke after the capture of Odrin/present-day town of Edirne in Turkey/. Malko Turnovo becomes part of the Bulgarian State in 1913.

The tourist sights of the town are: the church "Uspenie Bogorodichno"/The Assumption/ (1830), the Thracian dome tomb by the Mishkovo field at a distance of 3 km from the town, the Thracian town of the dead at the Propada site, the History Museum, the catholic temple and the Bratanov's cave. 10 km northwest of Malko Turnovo is situated the village of Brashlyan - an architectural and historical reserve.

Tourist sights

The Thracian tomb is the first excavated tomb in the region of Strandzha Mountains. It lies at a distance of 5 km northwest of Malko Turnovo at the Propada site. The tomb has been erected on a hill. There are more than 40 mounds in the region.

The cult complex "Mishkova niva" lies at a distance of 13 km southwest of the town. In the region have been discovered a dome tomb, a Roman villa and a necropolis with mounds.

The Thracian dome tomb has been a heroon. Heroon is a tomb of a mythological or real priest or hero. Heroons are Orpheus and king Rez, who took part in the Trojan War.

The dolmens in the Municipality of Malko Turnovo are tomb formations of huge stone blocks from the Bronze and early-Iron Ages. They are among the first architectonical formations. The Dolmens are characteristic formations for Strandzha and Sakar Mountains. The stone blocks form monumental tombs-temples as if built by mythological beings.

The village of Brashlyan is an architectural and historical reserve. There are ancient two-storey houses in the village built of rough stone. The second floor is with thick planks. The village lies at the northern foot of Strandzha Mountains and has a population of 50 people.