Sights in District Lovech

Georgi Benkovski is great Bulgarian revolutionary from the National Revival, one of the leaders of the April Uprising 1876. This memorial is devoted to him and is located in area of Kostina (4km south-west of Ribaritsa), at place where Benkovski was shot dead and beheaded (12 May 1876) by the Ott...

The waterfall in eco-park Maarata near village of Krushuna is one one of the most beautiful in Bulgaria. It has specific vegetation, lush under the falling water. Close to the Waterfall cave above the waterfalls cascade, there is a rock wreath from 8 up to 40 m in height. There is an eco-trail that...

The Glozhene Monastery St. Georgi Pobedonosets is situated near the village of Glozhene, 12 km north-west from the town of Teteven. Seen from below it is like a castle on the rocks, near the Lisets summit in Stara planina. According to the legend the monastery was built in the 13th century by the...

The Natural Science Museum in village of Cherni Osam (Troayn municipality) was established in 1956 by Iliya Hristov Iliev (the local teacher of Biology) who started to research and collect information to help his students from the Biology circle. Bit by bit the interesting collection starts to...

The fortress "Sostra" ("sostra" in ancient Greek means girdle, bandage, barrier) is a Roman military post, built over the ruins of a Thracian settlement. It is situated south-east of village of Lomets, 12 km. north of the town of Troyan and 28 km. south of Lovech, in the valley of the Osam ...

Hissar Fortress is situated in the old part of town of Lovech, on the right bank of the Osam river. It was build in the IX-th -X-th century and occupies both upper terraces of the hill. The housing estates and production zone of the town were situated at the lower one - third terrace, on the slopes...

Lovech ZOO is is the second biggest in Bulgaria, both by size and variety of animals after this Sofia ZOO. it is located in town of Lovech in the eastern part of the Strattesh park and is one of the most visited places in the town....

Kumanitsa cave is located in the lands of the village of Cherni Osam (Municipality Troyan, Lovech region). It is situated in the borders of Steneto reserve (Eastern Troyan Balkan) in the narrowest and most picturesque part of the canyon, over the beautiful waterfall "Big Kazan". The cave e...

The church "Voznesenie Christovo" ("Church of Ascension") in the village of Shipkovo was built by local masters and masters from the Tryavna Art School. It is built of stone without a dome and cross on the roof. The church has icons by Zachary Zograph, by different masters from Tryavna school and ...

Troyan region is well-known for its traditions in cultivation of plums and production of high quality plum rakia (brandy). As result, each autumn in Troyan is held a Plum Festival. Its main purpose is to attract and to give possibilities to the local people and producers to show their domestic ...