Romania & Bulgaria - Veliko Tarnovo & Central Mountains (PDF Chapter)
This is the Veliko Tarnovo & Central Mountains chapter from Lonely Planet’s Romania & Bulgaria guidebook.
Forbidding mountains and floral valleys compose Bulgaria’s heart. What unites its perilous hills and colourful villages is revolutionary history, etched into the landscape. The fortress at Veliko Tarnovo, once the capital of the Bulgarian tsars, remains the region’s crowning attraction.
- stride along medieval ramparts and cobbled lanes in Veliko Tarnovo
- maps
- breathe the scent of fresh rose oil in the Valley of the Roses
- transport
- drive between hilltop monuments, golden church domes and a Soviet UFO at Shipka Pass
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Shumen, Madara, Veliko Tarnovo & Around Veliko Tarnovo, Dryanovo Monastery, Tryavna, Etar, Lovech, Troyan, Hisar, Karlovo, Kazanlak, Shipka, Stara Zagora, Sliven.
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