Sights in District Lovech

The baklava* feast in village of Malinovo (Lovech region) was held for the first time in 2012 and now is has yearly. Usually it is in the late August or early September.The celebration is organized by an idea of ​​the mayor with the support of the local community center "Sabujdane - 192...

The remains of Roman fortresses "Kaleto" and "Daran-baran" are located about 500 meters south of the village of Krushuna. It is assumed that the fortress dating back to II century BC and were important strategic points in defense of the Romans against the invading from the north tribes - Goths,...

Historical Museum of Teteven was founded in 1911 by Michal Koychev from Teteven. In 1932 the museum was relocated to own building - a home-memorial, built in honor of local people died for the freedom of Bulgaria. Here was placed the first museum collection, Later, in 1974, the museum was expanded a...

The Boatin reserve has an area of 1597.2 ha and is located above the village of Divchovoto. This is the largest national reserve of beech trees. Besides beech here can be seen hornbeam, shestil, maple, aspen and others. The average age of the trees is more than 130 years, but there are also...

The monastery "Holy Trinity" (nunnery) in "Novo selo" (hamlet of Apriltsi) is relatively small. The complex consists of a one-domed church and a chapel "St.Ivan Rilski".It was founded in 1830 as a family monastery and its first inhabitants were 40 nuns from the neighboring villages. The monastery ...

Kakrinskoto hanche (Kakrina Inn) is located in the village of Kakrina (Lovech municipality) and is known with the tragic fact that here, on December 27, 1872, Turkish policemen caught the Apostle of the Freedom - Vasil Levski. Kakrinskoto hanche is part of the Regional History Museum of Lovech and ...

The "Church of St. Paraskeva" in town of Troyan was built in 1835 over the ruins of other chapel, called also "St. Petka". In 1877 the church was burned, and after the liberation of Bulgaria from Turkish youke it was restored with voluntary contributions and grants from the Troyan Monastery. The ...

The House-museum "Ivan Hadjiiski" in town of Troyan was renovated and modernized in 2007, the 100th anniversary of the eminent Bulgarian sociologist and journalist , founder of  the sociology in Bulgaria .In the house are exposed documents and artefacts related to the personality of Hadjiiski and ...

In 1991 the building of the Seryakova Kashta in town of Troyan - the house where George Seryakov (Gio), a revolutionary and a follower of Hristo Botev , a casualty from the 1876 battle at Milin Kamak - was placed at the disposal of the Troyan Painters Union to become their residence and a town art ...

The Troyan monastery "Uspenie Bogorodichno" is located on the banks of the River of Cherni Osam, near village of Oreshak (10 km away from Troyan). The monastery dates from the second half of the XVI century.Troyan monastery is the third largest monastery in Bulgaria. He is known primarily...