Galleries

There are several galleries in Veliko Tarnovo. There young artists from Veliko Tarnovo and the whole country often present their graphics, paintings, sculptures, iconographies, art installations and other.

Handicraft

The handicrafts at Samovodene Market place convert the Bulgarian traditions in objects of art. Hand made souvenirs, wood-carvings, ceramics, loom weaving are just a few of the attraction there. At Veliko Tarnovo’s biggest “open-air gallery of arts” every tourist would be fascinated by the skills of the craftsmen...

Museum

The museums in the old capital preserve objects from different epochs - by the remote past to XXI century. Objects of material and spiritual Bulgarian culture, objects of historical events during the Bulgarian Renaissance you can find in “The Renaissance and the Constituent Assembly Museum”; the development of the modern Bulgarian history( after the Liberation) you can retrace in “Museum of Modern history of Bulgaria”...

Regional Public Library Petko Rachev Slaveikov

   Regional Public Library “Petko Rachev Slaveikov”    The library was founded in 1889 as the first public library in Veliko Tarnovo with own regulations. In 1920 the library received the status of third national book depository. The first Bulgarian local history card index was established in 1934. Public regional library Veliko Tarnovo was named after the great B...

Festivals

TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDDITION OF INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL VELIKO TARNOVO 2007  The International Folklore Festival Veliko Tarnovo is organized by “International Folklore Festivals” Foundation on the territory of the city of Veliko Tarnovo and the neighbor regions. It is the only festival in the country which have a status of “Festival of CIOFF to UNESCO” / CIOFF ...