Ruins in Tsarevets

A very short stint in Veliko Turnovo

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May 27th 2009
If you've never heard of Veliko Turnovo, then let this entice you. Apparently it was one of the "most beautiful" cities in Europe some time back. Its a old old city built on the edge of a canyon, overlooking a large river. Pretty. History remembers Veliko Turnovo as the site of a great fort dating back as far as the crusades. Today though, its a big university town - its quaint exterior m ... read more

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The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, b... ... read more