During the period of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, from the year 1185 to 1395, Bulgaria was the largest and the most powerful state in Southeastern Europe, and Tsarevets Hill was the main fortress of the medieval capital – Veliko Turnovo.

To the southwest of the Tsarevets Hill and in the immediate proximity of the Archaeological Museum is situated the museum of "The Bulgarian Revival and the Constituent Assembly ". Photos, original documents and materials, and veritable furnishings vouch for the history of the Veliko Tarnovo region during the period of the 15th to the 19th centuries.

This house was built in 17th century. It was reconstructed several times in the following century and from then on nothing has been changed up to our time. It belonged to a rich merchant Atanas Konstantsaliev hence its name.

The earliest church in Arbanassi is the cathedral of Nativity. It comprises a naos, a narthex (women's section),a gallery running on the North and on the West having a chapel at its eastern end, dedicated to St. John the Baptist.

The church comprises a naos, an altar, a women's section and a chapel of St. Paraskeva. It was built in several constructing stages which lasted for two centuries.

The Archaeological Museum in Veliko Tarnovo keeps the most precious findings of the archaeologists, preserving information about the way of living in the region of Veliko Tarnovo from the Ancient times. ... more