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REGION
LOVECH
• Area Lovech
• Area Troyan
• Area Apriltsi
• Gorno Trape
• Oreshak
• Cherni osam
• Chiflik
• Shipkovo
• Area Teteven
• Ribarica
• Lesidren
• Glojene |
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LOVECH
Location and transport accessibility:
The municipality of Lovech occupies 946 sq. m. of land
in the north-eastern part of Lovech county. It covers
22.89 % of the territory of the county and it is at the
first place for its size compared to the other seven
municipalities. There are 35 towns and villages - 34
villages and 1 town. In administrative respect, it is
bounded to the north by Pleven and Pordim municipality,
to the north-east by Letnik, to the east by Sevlievo, to
the west by Troyan municipality, and to the west by
Ugarchina municipality.
Lovech is one of the oldest and most interesting cities
in Bulgaria. One could reach the city with regular bus
lines from Sofia and Pleven or with passenger’s railway
line Levski – Lovech – Troyan.
TROYAN
Location and transport accessibility:
The town of Troyan is located at a distance of 60 km to
the east of Teteven, at a distance of 180 km to the
north - east of Sofia and at a distance of 70 km south
of Pleven. Settled on the splendid terraces along the
river Beli Osum, Troyan is a town with opulent history.
The ancient Roman Road of Via Trajana linking the Danube
River with the Aegean Sea crossed the Balkan range and
gave its name to the settlement which grew up much
later.
There are regular bus and railway links with Sofia,
Pleven, Lovech, Veliko Turnovo, Gabrovo and Plovdiv. The
links with the smaller settlements are also so good.
There is a private bus line to Sofia. The bus station is
located in the eastern part of the town(21,”Dimitar
Ikonomov”str.,+359 670/22172, 24207), not far from the
railway station. The railway station is the last along
the Levski-Lovech-Troyan line.
The picturesque village of Gorno trape is located 10km
far away from Troyan, at 450m above the sea level
Oreshak (7km from Troyan) is another typical Bulgarian
village with its old houses, magnificent nature and one
of the biggest Bulgarian monasteries – “Uspenie
bogorodichno” (The assumption).
The village of Chiflik is located at the upper stream of
the Beli Iskar River in the southwestern part of the
territory of the town of Troyan. The village is located
15 km southwest of the town of Troyan and is connected
to it through a regular bus line.
The village of Chiflik is a unique resort complex. The
combination of the beautiful nature and rich
architectural fantasy of the village competes only with
the best and most exquisite European resorts. The
landscape of the region is exceptionally picturesque, of
alpine character. Here are located the natural relief
and biosphere landmarks part of National Park “Central
Balkan”: “Kozia stena” and the famous edelweiss growing
only in this part of the Stara Planina mountain range,
the Kashka and Markova meadow hollows, the rocky
phenomena “Ushite” (The Ears), “Sadranata stena”,
“Rogachevi kamani” (rocks), the erosion valleys of the
Kamacharskata Reka River, etc. By visiting all these you
will learn the wonderful legends about the “Elenova”
(Rogacheva) Reka River and the magnificent flower
edelweiss.
The valley of the Beli Osam River, which includes the
valleys of its adjoining tributaries – the Rogacheva,
Koziashtnitsa, Gabrovshtitsa rivers etc., has plunged
into verdancy – not an acre of waste land – the whole
area is covered with beech-tree, coniferous, yoke-elm
tree and hazelbush woods and the ridges and elevations
of the Troyanska Mountain are overgrown with fresh green
grass. The strawberries, plums and potatoes are the most
popular agricultural products grown in the village of
Chiflik.
The forests around the village are infested with
different kinds of game – deer, foes, wild boars, birds,
etc. The inhabitants of the village of Chiflik breed
goats and sheep mostly.
The village of Shipkovo is situated on the northern
slopes of Central Stara planina mountain, in the folds
of the pre-Balkan, on the eastern slopes of the
Vassiliovska planina mountain, just 20 km west of the
town of Troyan and approximately 47 km southeast of the
town of Teteven. The village is located in the valley of
the Rajdavets River – a left tributary of the Beli Osam
river, within the boundaries of National Park “Central
Balkan”.
The village of Shipkovo received its name from the first
settlers because as the legends claim it was completely
surrounded by dog roses. Today’s village of Shipkovo
exists since 1630. It is located at 680 m above sea
level and the “Shipkovski mineral baths” resort is at
700 m above sea level and spreads over an area of 45000
decares.
The village of Shipkovo enjoys a moderate continental
climate – cool summer and mild winter. The average
annual temperature for the region is 10 C.
The freshness and ecologically clean nature, the unique
combination of century-old beech-tree woods and
different kinds of coniferous trees, the crystal-clear
mountain brooks, the marvelous and mystical rocky
formations and caves and healing mineral springs
transform the village of Shipkovo into a majestic and
unique, exceptionally preferred and often visited place.
APRILCI
Location and transport accessibility:
Apriltsi is a small town, settled at the foot of the
Middle Stara planina mountain. Its population is about 4
700 inhabitants. It is located at the distance of 205
km. to the south of Sofia, at the distance of 57 km. to
the west of Gabrovo and at the distance of about 25 km.
to the south east of Troyan. The town is young at age,
small at inhabitants, but with rich history and
incredible with its nature and with its landmarks. The
most charming thing in Apriltsi is nature. The
combination of the hospitality of the local people, of
the coziness of the hotels and the rest-houses, and of
the beauty of the mountain nature leave incredible
memories to the town’s guests. Here is the kingdom of
the rocks. Inaccessible and steep rocks rise from all
sides of the mountain.
Apriltsi offers something for everyone. To keen
mountaineers – the challenges of the peaks Botev,
Maragidik, Triglav; to risk-lovers – the Northern
Djendem and the highest waterfall in Bulgaria Raisko
praskalo; to anglers and mushroom-gatherers – a full
basket, any time, near the Vidimska and Ostreshka rivers
and in the damp mixed forests; to hunters-precious
trophies, to contemplators – breathtaking and diverse
mountain sights in all directions, plus the only bed of
Alpine rose in Stara planina.
TETEVEN
Location and transport accessibility:
The town of Teteven (12 762 inhabitants, 410m above sea
level) is situated in the region of Stara planina. It is
118km from Sofia, 74 km from Lovech and 60km from
Troyan.
Teteven has regular bus connection with Sofia, Vratsa ,
Pleven, Lovech and Veliko Tarnovo, as well as with
almost all the settlements within the region.
Bus station – 54, the Third of March Str, tel. +359678
2557.
The village of Glojene is situated northwest from the
town of Teteven, at the foot of the mountain peak of
Kamen Lisets, along the Cherni Vit River.
One of the legends tells that in 13 th century the Kiev
prince Gloj arrived in Bulgaria running away from the
tatars. He received from Ivan Assen the Second an
estate, situated at the foot of Stara planina Mountain,
by the Cherni Vit River.
The site where he settled with his detachment was named
after him.
The village of Ribaritsa has about 1 400 inhabitants and
is the most picturesque village among the whole 13 in
the Teteven region (12km from Teteven town). The village
is located at 600 meters above the sea level at the foot
of the Teteven Balkan. It is no accident that the name
of the village is Ribaritsa - it is settled 12 km. to
the Beli Vit river banks and its feeders, and there is a
monument of the “River boy” at the beginning of the
village – the symbol of the village.
The charm of the Ribaritsa village are the numerous
little country houses and villas. They are lost in
greenness and flowers, offering not only tranquillity
and calmness, but and the opportunity to feel the unique
authentic atmosphere and coziness of the Bulgarian
village. Here in Ribaritsa the traditions are still
alive. Old water - mills are still working, the fulling
- mills are still washing the colorful carpets, the
famous Ribaritsa rakia (brandy) is prepared right before
you in a copper, housewives prepare the unforgettably
sweet jams of wild berries and the old farmers are still
making the well-known Balkan brine cheese prepared both
from sheep and goat milk. You will wander how beauty one
can find in the thing made from wool and wood - all
these made by the light-handed craftsmen.
The biggest attraction in the village of Ribaritsa is
the wild nature of the National Park Central Balkan and
one of its nine green pearls – the biosphere reserve of
Tsarichina. There is a legend about the name of the
reserve, according to which the king’s daughter Tamara
was cured by the magic of the “red harefoot”, which the
local people still called “tsarichina”.
The village of Lesidren is settled in the north slopes
of the Vasiliovska mountain, which is part of the Middle
Stara planina mountain. The village is located to the
northeast of Teteven and to the northwest of Shipkovo
mineral baths. The nearest towns are Lovech, Troyan and
Ugarchin. Here is the most beautiful nature in the
region. The peaks of Vasiliov (1495 m.), Stargon (1425
m.) and Koinets (1155 m.) stick surrounded by the
magnificent forests. Settled at 420 meters above the sea
level, in the beautiful Balkan gorge, the land belonging
to the Lesidren has different rock structure: red sand
and black rock coals. The magnificent nature, the fresh
air and the modern rest houses can make the visitor’s
recreation of full value. The carst relief is suitable
for mountaineering. The winter here is mild and the
summer is breezy. At the distance of 4 km. is located
the “Sopot” dam.
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