Displaying items by tag: Veliko Tarnovo

As a city that remembers its glorious past as one of Bulgaria's mediaeval capitals, and its importance in the 19th century as the nascent Bulgarian nation struggled for independence and recognition, Veliko Tarnovo has a collection of churches that have witnessed or played a part in many historic events.

The crowds gathered in the freezing spring night on the historical hill of Tsarevets, in Veliko Tarnovo, were awaiting Easter. Midnight was approaching, but for the moment it seemed that Easter would never come. On the top of the hill, in front of the church whose silhouette is known to every tourist in this country, a priest was well into a long and tedious sermon on faith, the importance of unification, and a bit of current (meaning 2016) politics, and he showed no signs of being near the end.

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Remnants of the Middle Ages, old fortifications sit atop sea cliffs, mountain peaks and river bends

Technicolor murals, claustrophobic spaces and 'miracle-working' icons coexist in one of Bulgaria's most popular traditional villages

Think Sofia says it all? Think again

That should have been the capital of Bulgaria

Small but spectacular, Kaya Bunar near Hotnitsa charms visitors from home and abroad

Emperor Trajan celebrated his victory over Dacians with a column in Rome and a whole city in Bulgaria

Past and present mingle enticingly in sunny mountain town