Trapezitsa is one of the three hills for which the old Bulgarian capital, Tarnovgrad (the medieval name of today’s Veliko Tarnovo), is famous . Located to the northwest of the town, it stands across from the neighboring hill Tsarevets – the..
The medieval temple of The Holy Forty Martyrs in the town of Veliko Turnovo keeps priceless historical evidences of the greatness of Bulgarian rulers. Among them are the columns of Khan Omurtag (815-831) and of Tsar Ivan Asen II (1190-1241),..
140 years ago - only two years after Bulgaria’s liberation from the Ottoman Yoke, the Principality of Bulgaria adopted its own currency. And in order to invest it with a strong and independent future, the parliamentarians gave it the name "lev", as was..
