Sights in District Gabrovo

The church St Nikola is located at the center of Dryanovo. It was built in 1851 from the great Bulgarian builder master Kolyu Ficheto and has elements typical for his style. The church wall-paintings dates from 1926, and three of the icons were made by Stanislav Dospevski, one of the most notable...

The Church "Martyr Dimitar Mirotochiviy Thessaloniki Miracle Worker" in Gabrovo is located in the quarter of Etara. In 2007-2009 the church was completely renovated and refurbished. Some of the icons are restored by Assoc. Miglena Prashkova (Head of Department "Liturgical Arts" in Orthodox Theology ...

There are 2 monasteries in the lands of the village of Batoshevo - the Male monastery "Uspenie Bogorodichno", located on the left bank of Rositsa river, high in Sevlievo mountain (4-5 km South-West of the village), and the Nunnery "Vavedenie Bogorodichno", situated in the...

The Gabrovo-Sokolski monastery "Assumption of Virgin Marry" ("Uspenie bogorodichno") is located about 12 km south of Gabrovo and 4 km south-west of the Ethnographic museum complex Etara. The monastery was founded in 1833 by Joseph Sokolsky (Archimandrite Joseph), who came here from the Troyan ...

The Church "Holy Assumption" in  village of Enchevtsi was declared a cultural monument of national importance. The temple was built by the prominent master from Tryavna - Usta Dimitar Sergiov. The iconostasis was made by pop Koyo Vitanov - one of the most eminent icon-painters. Today the c...

St. Archangel Michael Church in town of Tryavna was built to commemorate the victory of the Bulgarian Kings Assen and Peter over the army of Emperor Isaac II Angelos in year of 1192. Like lots of other old churches in Bulgaria, it was demolished during the Ottoman rule and restored again later - in...

The Church "Prophet Elijah" in Bojentsi was built in 1835. It has three naves, with massive stone walls, arches and domes, hidden under the sloping roof. One of the peculiarities of the church in Bozhentsi is its slightly inclined floor front of the altar, decorated with wooden...

The Monastery of Dryanovo is located in valley of Andaka River, around 4km south-west of town of Dryanovo. It was founded in the XII-th century (during the Second Bulgarian Empire) and twice destroyed and restored during the Ottoman rule in Bulgaria. At its current location the monastery exists...

In the lands of the village of Batoshevo there are located two monasteries - the Male Monastery "Uspenie Bogorodichno" (4-5 km away from the village) and the Nunnery "Blessed Virgin", in the borders of the village.At this moment the date of its founding is unknown. In the XVIIth...