Sights in District Veliko Turnovo

The Assumption of Virgin Mary Church (Uspenie Bogorodichno) in town of Elena was built in period 1836 - 1838 over the ruins of an old temple. The construction was performed by master Miho of the Gorni Bolerci hamlet, near Elena. It is entirely built by stone, using the material of the destroyed...

Church of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki (Sveti Dimitar Solunski) is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church in the city of Veliko Tarnovo. It is situated at the northeastern foot of the Trapezitsa and Tsarevets hills, on the right bank of the Yantra River, outside the city`s medieval fortifications (in...

The "Tsarevgrad Turnov - Sound and Light" is a mesmerising audiovisual show carried out in the summer evening in the city of Veliko Tarnovo. Viewed from the entrance area the Tsarevets castle buildings and walls are bathed in colour and the changes are accompanied by music. There are used...

 "Museum of the Bulgarian Revival and Constituent Assembly" is located in city of Veliko Tarnovo. It is housed in an old Turkish building ("konak"  - had used from the Turkish authorities). This 3-storey construction was made by master Kolyu Ficheto (famous Bulgarian builder from the Revival pe...

Historical museum of Kilifarevo is housed in  the "Saralieva House" - a building which dating back to XIX century. There are displayed objects and documents which traces the history of the region from the Antique and the Medieval times, to the Ottomans and the Revival period. Museum has also an ...

Museum of Prison in Veliko Tarnovo is situated at Saedinenie square, near Museum of the Bulgarian Revival and Constituent Assembly and Museum of Contemporary History. The building of the museum dates back to XIX century and was used as prison till 1954.The construction is made by stones and has a ...

The Historical Museum of Pavlikeni is housed in a beautiful two-storey building in the town center. Above the stairs of the museum there is and beautiful mural ornament made of different ceramic pieces.On the first floor of the museum there is a large and spacious hall where art works are displayed...

The great Bulgarian writer Aleko Konstantinov was born on 1 January 1863 in the town of Svishtov. Today his house in Svishtov is converted into museum. The museum contains an interesting exhibition, recreating the most important moments of the short but rich of events life of the writer, the artist ...

The Plakovski Monastery "St. Prophet Iliya" is located about 18 km south from Veliko Tarnovo, near the villages of Plakovo and Velchev , two kilometers away from Kapinovski monastery "St. Nicholas". According to the legend it was built during the Second Bulgarian State, within ...

The Museum of contemporary history in Veliko Tarnovo is situated at Saedinenie square, next to the Museum of prison. There are displayed photos and exponents that show Veliko Tarnovo and its role in the life of Bulgaria after the Liberation. The expositions trace out the most significant events took...