Lovech

Introducing Lovech

Popular with weekending locals but less visited by foreign travellers, Lovech is a quiet, well-restored traditional village along the Osêm River, 35km south of Pleven. In the old quarter of Varosha, over 150 National Revival–period structures have been restored, and the covered bridge over the river is the photogenic symbol of the town.

Lovech was significant as a military outpost and trade centre during the Thracian and Roman eras, and again during the Second Bulgarian Empire. During the Ottoman occupation, however, it would reach its peak, though precariously playing with fire as the surreptitious headquarters of the Bulgarian Central Revolutionary Committee during the mid-19th century.

Last updated: Oct 2, 2008