Veliko Tarnovo - Main Sights

Main Sights

One of Bulgaria's primary tourist destinations, Veliko Tarnovo boasts many historical monuments and landmarks, such as

• Ruins of the castle Tsarevets on the hill of the same name, which housed the royal and patriarchal palace
• Trapezitsa, the second fortress of the inner city on the right bank of Yantra
• Church of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki
• SS. Forty Martyrs Church
• Church of SS. Peter and Paul
• the numerous Bulgarian National Revival buildings with their typical architecture
• Museum of the Bulgarian Revival and the Constituent Assembly, located in the old Ottoman municipal building built by Nikola Fichev
• Archeological Museum, which keeps numerous founds and remains of the ancient history of these lands
• Samovodska Charshia, the old trade street which sheltered skilful craftsmen through the Revival Period and even today many of the houses and the workshops are fully restored
• Hadji Nikoli inn - built by Mastar Koljo Ficheto, today restaurants, cafes, museum and art-gallery
• the House with the Monkey and Mother Bulgaria monument, both on the main street
• Gurko Street, an illustration of Bulgarian Revival architectural style where it is possible to visit the Sarafkina House
• Church of St Constantine and Helena, with panoramic view over the Yantra River and the Asens' Monument
• Stambolov's Bridge, which is the way to the Asens' Monument and the City Art Gallery