Kotel Sights

  1. Church of Sveta Troiitsa

    The Church of Sveta Troiitsa, located in a leafy area near the main square, is a quite large, almost Gothic-looking structure built in 1871. It has some compelling icons and frescoes, and sells the usual religious paraphernalia. The kindly caretaker heatedly denies that the curious triangle and all-seeing eye inscribed on the outside wall comprise a Masonic symbol - a question she is frequently asked by tourists. Outside the church is a fountain with cold drinking water.

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  2. Ethnographic Museum

    The Ethnographic Museum, about 200m west of the Exhibition Hall, is also worth a peek.

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  3. Exhibition Hall of Carpets & Woodcarving

    The Exhibition Hall of Carpets & Woodcarving, 500m northwest of the bus station, exhibits and sells examples of the famed Kotel style of carpets.

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  4. History Museum

    The town's best museum is the History Museum, on the central square, which presents items dating from 19th-century revolutionary times, and Georgi Rakovski's mammoth mausoleum.

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