Sights in Region North-Western

Near the village of Cherni Vit is located a monument of Neyo Krachunov - resident of the village from Ostrilya hamlet, who in 1876 helped to Benkovski and his detachment after the defeat of the April uprising. Neyo hides the chieftain and his warriors in a cave above the village, which later came ...

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The Art Gallery in Belogradchik was opened in 1983. There are exposed more than 180 works - graphics and paintings, including works of several famous Bulgarian artists as Vladimir Dimitrov - Maystora, Svetlin Rusev, Stoyan Venev, Ivan Hristov, Joan Leviev, Bahit Bapishev and others. Besides the ...

The "Church of Virgin Mary" in village of Cherni Vit id new-built and is actively used by the local population, which is entirely Christian....

In the village of Chelopek was made an tourist trail (800 meters long) that starting from the house-museum "Baba Iliytsa", passing through woodland and reaching Krivulyo locality, where the place of death of Pero Hertsegovinetsa voyvoda is located. Pero Hertsegovinetsa (real name Petar Spasov ...

On June 1 town of Vratsa celebrates its public holiday which is related to the feat of one of the most famous Bulgarian revolutionaries - Hristo Botev (see also The Monument of Hristo Botev in Vratsa) and his detachment during the fights for the Liberation of Bulgarian from the Ottoman yoke. The h...

The Astronomical Observatory in Belogradchik was built in 1961 by a group of astronomy fans, led by Hristo Kostov  - a teacher in physics at the Belogradchik high school. The Observatory has 2 domes (diameters 6 and 4 meters) and  3 telescopes: - the first (and oldest one) is a 15 cm telescope &q...

The church St. archangel Michael in village of Kurnovo was built between 1856 - 1869....

The Ethnographic museum collection in village of Cherni Vit was created in 1985 and is located in the building of "Hristo Smirnenski" community center. It aims to preserve the spirit of local artisans and traditions. Here the guests can found objects and tools used from the local p...