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SITES OF BULGARIA
ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL SITES
Tryavna
– the town is situated in the Northern foots of Tryavna Balkan.
The houses of the old town are in the style of the Renaissance,
a real architectural reserve with about 140 monuments of architecture.
There are “The Museum of woodcarving and icon painting', the
museum “Tryavna icon-painting school”, the museums Slaveykov's
house, Angel Kanchev's house, Raykov's house and Popangel's
house.
The churche “St. Archangel Michail” of 1918 is a real masterpiece.
Permanent
exhibitions attract the visitors to Shkoloto (the School)
and to the Totyo Gubenski art gallery.
The
Clock tower from 1814 and the Upper Bridge from 1844 add to
the idea of the aesthetical feeling of the people from the
old days.
In
May every year the Slaveykov's days are held, devoted to poetry
and literature. Every odd year the only international fair
of Wood plastic arts – Bet in Tryavna – is held here.
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Kalofer
is a town in southern Bulgaria, between the Balkan Mountains
to the north and the Sredna Gora to the south, part of Plovdiv
Province. It is best known as the birthplace of Bulgarian
poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev and is located on both
banks of the Tundzha.
The
modern settlement of Kalofer emerged in the 16th century,
managing to preserve its Bulgarian character in the Ottoman
Empire and to develop as a centre of craftsmanship, primarily
cord production. The Kalofer monastery has been in operation
since 1640 and the convent since 1700. During the Bulgarian
National Revival the town became a centre of revolutionary
activity, being the birthplace of figures such as Hristo
Botev, Exarch Joseph, Dimitar Panichkov, Nikola Ivanov.
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Karlovo
is a town in central Bulgaria located in a fertile
valley along the river Stryama at the southern foot of the
Balkan Mountains. It has a population of about 28,321 (as
of 2005).
Karlovo
is famous for the worldwide-known rose oil, which is grown
there and used in producing perfume. In addition to this,
Karlovo is the birthplace of Vasil Levski, the most distinguished
Bulgarian to start preparing the national liberation from
the Ottoman rule in the late 19th century. There is a museum
and large monument dedicated to him. Karlovo is also a popular
location for tourism in the region.
The
town originated in the 14th century, but grew in importance
in the 19th century as a centre of Bulgarian culture and
revolutionary activity.
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Panagyurishte
is a town in western Bulgaria. The town is situated in a small
valley in Sashtinska Sredna Gora. It is 91 km far from Sofia,
to the east, at 43 km north of the town of Pazardzhik. The
root of the name, "panaguyr", is from Greek "panagiri"
and means a fair venue, but it became the symbol of the Bulgarian
striving for freedom.
The
Panagyurishte municipality has certain potential for an intensification
of the cooperation with the Koprivshtitza, Strelcha and Hisarya
municipalities in the sphere of tourism. It is expedient in
this respect to think of the foundation of an association
of the municipalities whose settlements took part in the April
uprising against the Ottoman rule in 1876. The Association
of the National Revival Towns could also be used along these
lines.
As
of 2005 Panagyurishte has a population of 20,938 and the mayor
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