Sopot is situated at a distance of only 5 km from Karlovo, about 130 km from Sofia, and 64 from Plovdiv. The small town is situated in the north part of the Karlovo valley, at the foot of the central...
Month: April 2020
Kozi Gramadi (Goat Heaps) – Thracian Architectural Complex, village of Staroselo
The Thracian architectural complex on the Kozi Gramadi peak was found in 2005 and includes a residence, an ancient fortress, rock temples, roads, hill mounds and quarries for extraction of constructi...
Ethnographic Museum, Berkovitsa
The Ethnographic Museum of Berkovitsa reveals the material and spiritual culture of the town and the region. It is housed in the building of Sarbinskata House, a typical representative of the old urb...
Old Dobrich Ethnographic Museum – Dobrich
Old Dobrich Architectural-Ethnographic Museum is an open-air museum where the traditional crafts of the Dobrudzha Region since the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century are p...
Ethnographic Museum, Lovech
The ethnographic museum in Lovech is situated in two adjacent houses – Drasova House and Rashova House – in an old neighborhood called Varosha. The exhibits inside both houses depict the home life of...
Bratsigovo Historical Museum
Bratsigovo is a small city in southern Bulgaria, set in a grassy expanse in the Rhodope Mountains. It is 140 km from Sofia and 45 km from Plovdiv. The city historical museum in Bratsigovo was opened...
Regional Historical Museum, town of Sliven
The regional historical museum of Sliven is housed in a beautiful building on the main street of the town. It is one of the oldest institutions in Sliven. It was established in 1913 as a museum at th...
Velyan’s House (Velyanova Kashta), Bansko
Velyan’s House in Bansko is located near the central square of the town and the Holy Trinity Church. The building is an example of the architectural style - a fortified house of the Bulgarian Revival...
The Smolyan Regional Historical Museum
The Smolyan Regional Historical Museum was founded in 1935 by the community leader Stoyu Nedelchev Nikolov (1865-1937) – a famous folklorist, ethnographer, and author of many essays on the daily life...
St. Nicholas Convent, Arbanasi Village
St. Nicholas Convent is located in a small valley in the southwestern part of Arbanasi Village, 5 km away from Veliko Tarnovo. The monastery was founded in the 13th century. It was demolished in 1393...