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Veliko Turnovo| Hoteluri
Åxcavations made in the hills of Tsaravets, Trapezitsa, Sveta Gora (Holy wood) prove that the area was inhabited as far back as in the hoary antiquity. Its efflorescence the town reached after successful uprising of the two boyars, the two brothers Assen and Peter. Then the city became the capital of the Second Bulgarian State. Tarnovo was the second most greatest and magnificent city in the Balkans after Constantinople. During the Revival period, the city regained its political, economical and cultural rise. Different crafts developed, the trade blossommed. Veliko Tarnovo became the spiritual center in the fight for national liberation and religious independence. In June 1877 Tarnovo was liberated and the first constitution -Tarnovska - was created. The hill of Tsarevets, which houses the king`s palaces, attracts the tourists. Here are the remains of the throne- room and the palace church. The patriarchal palace is erected on the crest of the hill. 47 churches and 400 residential houses have been discovered in the whole complex. Fortified walls and defensive towers surround the city. The tower of Baldwin is the most famous and it is an evidence for the power of the Bulgarian kingdom. To the north of Tzarevets is the Sveta Gora hill (Holy Wood). St. St. Cyril and Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo is located there. A great number of architectural and cultural monuments have been built in the period of Bulgarian national revival. The most interesting cultural and historical houses are the Konac (Turkish town hall) and the House with the monkey, Hadjinikolaev han (Hadjinikolay`s inn), Samovodska charshia (ancient market place with picturesque craftsmen shops), such as numerous churches, the oldest of which are St. Peter and Paul, St. Dimitar Solunski, St. George, St. 40 Martyrs churches. In the evening from the hill of Tsarevets, there are illuminations and audio narrating the historical details of the city. |
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