Sights in Region North-Western

The remains of the ancient and medieval city "Koriten" are located a half kilometer northwestern of village Lyutibrod, close to the natural phenomenon Ritlite, where in the past was situated a fortress "Ritlite".The fortress has natural protection from the inaccessible rock formations that protect...

The Memorial Complex "Balova Shuma" is situated about a kilometer south-eastern from the village of Gavril Ghenovo (Northwestern Bulgaria, Montana district). This is a monument from the time of the Socialism in Bulgaria and today is in poor condition - dilapidated and broken plates, overgrown with...

Chiprovoi monastery "St. Ivan Rilski" is an Orthodox monastery from the Vidin diocese. The monastery is situated in the valley of the River Chiprovska ogosta, about 5 km northeast of the town of Chiprovtzi. It can be reached by detour on the road between the villages Belimel and Zhelezna.The...

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 ...

Municipal Museum of Varshetz was founded in 1999. The building, where the museum is housed, has an unique architecture. Museum exposition:- "Antique"- "Archaeological Finds and Coin Collection"- "Wellness"- "Ethnography"The museum has lots of exhibits and Treasures from Thracian and Roman times, ...

The fourth largest monastery in Bulgaria - Klisurski monastery "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" is located at the foot of the mountain peak "Todorini kukli" (1785 m), east of the village of Barzia (direction Varshetz), 9 km away from Berkovica, 12 km from Varshets and about 70-80 km. from the capital...

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 ...