Sights in District Gabrovo

The great Bulgarian poet Penyo Penev was born on May 7, 1930 in the village of Dobromirka. As a sign of gratitude to the poet, his native house is turned into museum and in the center of the village was erected a bust-monument of Penyu Penev.Every year on his birth day there are presented flowers...

This museum in the village of Dobromirka (Gabrovo district) is dedicated to Neno Stanev Tsarvulanov - Bulgarian doctor, publicist and journalist, born here in 1877. The museum is located in the central part of the village.Dr. Tsarvulanov studied medicine in Zurich (Switzerland) and graduated in...

Historical Museum of Sevlievo was established in 1954. Its first exhibition was "Archeology", and later was created the exposure "Revival and Ethnography".The museum fund consists of more than 45 000 items - documents, photos, artifacts, artwork and others.The museum manages 4 buildings in the...

Dr. Atanas Moskov (1903 - 1995) is one of the brightest figures in the recent history of Bulgaria - PhD in international law, member of the Executive Committee of the Socialist International, the honorary chairman of BSDP honorary citizen of Sevlievo. After his death the Moskov's home, where he ...

In the Past "Tabakhana" (or Tabahana) were called the Workshops for processing of animal skins. In XVIII-XIX century and the first quarter of the XX century the leather industry was the most common craft in Sevlievo. In these times there were operating more than 50 Tabahanas, one of which has been...

On March 21, 2014 in Gabrovo opened the first interactive museum on the Balkans . It is housed in a four-storey building dating back to XIX century, which was entirely rebuilt .The museum is themed about the local industry in the town, an tells in an attractive way, about the development of Gabrovo...

The architectural ethnographic complex Etura is situated at the distance of 8 km south of the town of Gabrovo in the immediate proximity of the Etara quarter and past the Sivek River (at the distance of 3 km from the road-fork to Shipka). The complex disposes an area of 60 decares an is unique...

Museum of Asian and African Art in Tryavna is a unique for Bulgaria art museum. It is housed in the building of the old Tryavna public bath (on the riverside). There are exhibited more than 200 art works originating from Tibet, Nepal, China, India and some African countries. The collection is a part...

The National Museum of Education is located in town of Gabrovo, in the building of the "Aprilov High-School" (constructed in 1873). The museum was created in 1974 and aims to keep the history of Bulgarian education and to show its development until today. The museum funds includes over...

House-museum Dechkova kashta is located in town of Gabrovo. It is an old  (constructed in 1835) and well restored in old style building. The house is a monument of culture. It shows a museum exhibition related to the life from the end of 19th century, telling about the life of town’s leaders, men of...