Veliko Târnovo Sights

  1. Museum of National Revival & Constituent Assembly

    The Museum of National Revival & Constituent Assembly, in a former Turkish town hall built in 1872, was where Bulgaria's first National Assembly was held seven years later to write the country's first constitution.

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  2. Sarafkina Kâshta

    Built in 1861 by a rich Turkish merchant and moneylender, the fine five-storey National Revival-period style house-museum, Sarafkina Kâshta, displays antique ceramics, metalwork, woodcarvings and jewellery, and has some fascinating exhibits about traditional costumes and breadmaking. Revival-period furniture fills the upper floor, along with vintage family photos on the walls.

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  3. State Art Museum

    Dramatically situated in a tight bend of the Yantra River, the State Art Museum contains paintings of Veliko Târnovo and the region by numerous artists. The 2nd floor exhibits more artworks, mostly on permanent loan from galleries in Silistra, Dobrich and Ruse. Guided tours (in English and French) are available for about 5 lv; entry is free on Thursdays.

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  4. Veliko Târnovo Archaeological Museum

    Housed in a grand old building with a colonnaded terrace and courtyard full of Roman sculptures, the Veliko Târnovo Archaeological Museum contains Roman artefacts from Nikopolis-ad-Istrum and more Roman pottery and statues from elsewhere. Medieval Bulgarian exhibits include huge murals of the tsars, while there's also some ancient gold from nearby neolithic settlements.

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