Lyaskovets is located 10 km north-east to Veliko Tarnovo and 2 km by the Gorna Oryahovitsa. The Gardening Museum in Lyaskovets is the only museum in Bulgaria, which is dedicated to horticulture and gardening. The exhibition is locatd in two rooms and outside at fresh air. Inward exposure provides a wealth of materials, clothing, photographs, […]
The clock tower of Kilifarevo is located 70 meters from the city center. It was built in 1810 by Ehedin Mustafa and Ibrahim Agha as an observer and a few months later was installed a clock. After building the municipality announced a contest to find someone to provide a mechanism clock. The brothers Hadjidonchev have […]
Kilifarevo is located 11 km south of Veliko Tarnovo. The city Museum of Kalifarevo is hosted by the Seralieva House, which was built in the 19th century. The Museum has an has an extensive background documents – images, and substantial – that represents the Kalifarevo region from antiquity until today. The ethnographic part of the […]
The Museum of History in Gorna Oryahovitsa was there from 1962. It preserves the historical heritage of the region. The exhibits highlight the Gorna Oryahovitsa city participation in rebellion in the uprising in April. The museum preserves the historical heritage of the city and the region, separated into four sections – archeology, ethnography, Renaissance and […]
Monastery of St. Peter and Paul was built on a rock at the eastern end of the Arbanasi plateau, at an altitude of 439 meters. It is above 1,5 km south of Lyaskovets and 6 km north-east from Veliko Tarnovo. Now the monastery is a nunnery. The exact date when the monastery was built is […]
Darovets dam is situated in the suburbs of Stara Planina, near Veliko Tarnovo. It is also known as Koevets and Hmela. Next to this is a paved road. The total area of the lake is 59 acres and its volume – 0.300 mil. m3. The lake is populated with grass carp, crucian carp, channel catfish, […]
The Rahovets Fortress thracian, ancient, late ancient, medieval and Ottoman (IIIrd century-XVth after Chr.) is located above 3 km west of the Gorna Oryahovitsa city and above 10 km north of Veliko Tarnovo, 115 m above the level of the see. The fortress is one of the many forts built by the Roman emperor Aurelius […]
The stone is actually a plateau, combining the eco route, the peak, and the Peony cottage. It is located in the Gorna Oryahovitsa city. The locals use the place for walk and rest over the week-end. Eco-route starts at the “Churukovets” in “Mravunyaka”. From here begins the hardest part, climbing the peak called the “Stone”, […]
The Archangel Michael of Prisovo Monastery was founded by the Asenevtsi brothers in the honor of Bulgarians that have died in the battle against Isaac Angel. It is located nearby the village of Prisovo, above 8 km from Veliko Tarnovo. Over the centuries, the monastery was destroyed and raised several times. It was a refuge, […]
The medieval fortress “Gradistea of Mindya” is located in the north-east on a hill in the northeast of the Mindy village, on the northern slopes of the ridge Kapinovo (Velevski), near Veliko Tarnovo. Located in Stara Planina. Today, only ruins remained from it. Nearby are the ruins of the tower of castle. The legends say, […]
