The old town of Tryavna Photo: the Old town of Tryavna

Tryavna is a small town in Central Bulgaria, which is located near Gabrovo. Where the large number of monuments of architecture and building skills of the Bulgarian Revival period. Trawinski center - architectural reserve, which includes about a hundred unique buildings. The city is famous for the school travinsky masters, the oldest and most famous among the other schools of the period of national Revival.

Scientists say that the most notable historical mark on this territory left by the ancient Thracians. As a Bulgarian settlement of this town in the mid 12th century, then he bore the name of Trnava. The most rapid flowering the city experienced in the 18th and 19th centuries, when actively developed crafts, trade and cultural life.

Tryavna is attractive for its old buildings, houses, museums, narrow streets, behind the state of which vigilantly administration. On the square Dyado Nikola is founded in the 12 century Church of the Archangel Michael, around the city and began to grow. A monument of architecture and building skills of national importance – the old twenty-meter clock tower rises in the centre of the city.

Many houses-Museum is located in Tryavna. Daskalov house, built in the early 19th century, famous for its ceiling is covered with unique carvings. A rich collection of paintings of Bulgarian artists exhibited in Kalincheva house. The house-Museum Kovacovich, classics of the national literature, is located on the street named Petko him. The city has established the only in Bulgaria, the Museum of woodcarving. In the Old school, which is also a Museum, many exhibits demonstrate the learning process in the 19th century. In addition, the city is the Museum of Africa and Asia where rare specimens of art and culture of these parts of the world. This is the only Museum in the Balkans similar profile.

The Museum has Trevnenska iconographic school. It is situated on the edge of Tryavna, in the Church building. Nearby is the house-Museum of the famous figure of the Bulgarian liberation movement angel Kanchev".

The bridge over the river, which is also a monument of architecture, leads to the oldest in the city shopping street. There are many craft shops, souvenir shops and art galleries.

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