Samokov Sights

  1. Bairakli Mosque

    Near the bus station is the Bairakli Mosque, built in the 1840s. It doesn't function, but does have some wonderfully ornate murals, and an unusually-cut minaret.

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  2. History Museum

    The History Museum contains archaeological and ethnographical displays, models of engines and furnaces, displays on the town's icon-painting heritage and the printing press that produced Samokov's first Bulgarian-language magazines in 1844. The upstairs photo gallery is devoted to the old town and 19th- and early 20th-century family photos. It's a few metres west of the square.

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  3. Sarafska Kâshta Museum

    The Sarafska Kâshta Museum, 200m north of the History Museum, dates from 1860 and contains period furnishings.

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