Sights in Municipality Chirpan

It is believed that the monastery "St. Athanasius" near the village of Zlatna Polyana (15 km away of town of Chirpan) is the oldest in Europe. It was founded in 344 by St.Athanasios - one of the greatest enlightener for the purity of the Orthodox faith in these times. Studies in the...

The House-Museum "Peyo Yavorov" is located in the central part of Chirpan and is open all-year round. This is the birth-house of  of the one of the greatest Bulgarian poets - Peyo Kracholov Yavorov (born January 1, 1878, died October 29, 1914, real name - Peyo Totev Kracholov). The museum ...

Art Gallery "Nikola Manev" is located in the center of town of Chirpan. The museum is housed in a building dating back to 1867 (known among locals as "The house of the Bey") and  designed in the typical for Bulgaria in XIX century style. The gallery is created and donated to mun...