Treasures With Bettany HughesSeason 4, Episode 2 - Bulgaria

Bettany Hughes explores the stories and secrets locked within the Belogradchik rocks in north-western Bulgaria. The towering Roman and Byzantine fortress here has long been of strategic importance to competing foreign powers seeking control of the region. The Magura cave, once home to bears and sabre-tooth tigers, has important traces of human habitation from the Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age.

Treasures With Bettany Hughes was broadcast on SBS ONE at Thursday 26 June 2025, 09:35.