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Veliko Tarnovo - Tsarevets Ruins of the Palace. The earliest evidence of human presence on the hill dates from the 2nd millennium BC.It was settled in the 4th century, and a Byzantine city, tentatively identified with Zikideva, was constructed near the end of the 5th century, on the grounds of which the construction of the Bulgarian stronghold was begun in the 12th century.
During the Second Bulgarian Empire and more precisely the rule of Ivan Alexander (1331–1371), Kilifarevo was a centre of literary activity and the site of Theodosius of Tarnovo's school and monastery, founded in 1350, which actively promoted the spiritual practice of hesychasm.
Pages in category "Populated places in Veliko Tarnovo Province" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The traditional women's Tarnovo costume consisted of: a hairpiece – mostly white (in some cases with red patterns), a white shirt with red or red-green patterns around the sleeves, a black dress, a black apron with several alternating rows of patterns: green, yellow, red, slippers – silver or gilded, pendants.
The church lies at the northeastern foot of the Trapezitsa and Tsarevets hills, on the right bank of the Yantra River, outside the city's medieval fortifications.. Architecturally, it has a pentahedral apse and a cross-domed design with a narthex and a fore-
Elena (Bulgarian: Елена) is a Bulgarian town in the central Stara Planina mountain in Veliko Tarnovo Province, located 42 km (26 miles) southeast of Veliko Tarnovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Elena Municipality. The area is also a mountain resort, known for the typical local cuisine.
Several monasteries were built on Sveta gora, including Orthodox monastery St. Mary Odigitriya. In this monastery were established Tarnovo Literary School from Euthymius of Tarnovo. [2] Monastery around Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi as Patriarchal Monastery of the Holy Trinity were part from this spiritual center too. [3]