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Sveta Nedelya Church
The grand, reopened Sveta Nedelya Church, built in 1578 and renovated in the 1830s, contains exquisite carved-walnut iconostases and faded wall murals from the mid-1800s.
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Tryavna Museum School of Painting
Housed in the restored Staroto Shkolo (the town’s old school, built in 1836) houses the Tryavna Museum School of Painting , with exemplary works by local artists.
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Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History is in Srebârna village. It’s not spectacular, but does contain a few exhibits about local bird life and flora of interest to nature lovers.
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Roman Baths
Theres a walkway running around the ruins of this smaller Roman bath complex, built around the 4th century AD, but theres little to see other than some foundation walls.
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Angel Kânchev House
Along ul Angel Kânchev, the Angel Kânchev House-Museum (1805) contains exhibits about revolutionary hero Kânchev, and the liberation of Tryavna during the Russo-Turkish War.
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Konstantsalieva House
The 17th-century Konstantsalieva House was later rebuilt in National Revival style. It contains period furniture (and a souvenir shop with embroidery and other handicrafts).
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Contemporary Art Gallery
A small contemporary art gallery, named after Bulgarian painter Nikola Petrov, with paintings by local artists. It’s housed in a stately neoclassical building near the Hotel Bononia.
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Varna City Art Gallery
You can peruse two floors of 19th- and 20th-century Bulgarian art, including works by Vladimir Dimitrov and David Peretz, at this gallery. Various temporary exhibitions are held here too.
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Sofia City Art Gallery
This chunky building at the southern end of the City Garden is now an art gallery, staging rotating exhibitions of mostly contemporary Bulgarian and international art over two floors.
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St Anastasios Orthodox Church
The beautiful St Anastasios Orthodox Church overlooks the Roman Thermae. Built in 1602, it’s one of the oldest churches in the city and features an intricately carved bishop’s throne.
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Zlatyu Boyadjiev House
Zlatyu Boyadjiev House, on ul Sâborna in the old town, contains paintings by Plovdiv native Zlatyu Boyadjiev (1903–76), many idealising the Bulgarian peasantry; some cover entire walls.
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Summer Garden Kalinchev House
The Summer Garden Kalinchev House was built in 1830, features a charming courtyard café and contains (but is not currently exhibiting) 500 works by Bulgarian artists, including Kalinchev.
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Sarafkina Kâshta
Built in 1861 by a rich Turkish moneylender, this fine five-storey National Revival–style house-museum displays antique ceramics, metalwork, woodcarvings, traditional costumes and jewellery.
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Church of St John the Baptist
The Church of St John the Baptist was built in the 10th century and features some of the best-preserved murals from the 14th and 17th centuries. It’s also now occupied by an art gallery.
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Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin
Varnas cathedral (1886) is topped with golden onion domes. Note the murals (painted in 1950) and colourful stained-glass windows, though youll have to pay 5 lv if you want to take photos inside.
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Sofia Zoo
Lions, tigers, elephants and bears are among the animals at Sofias small zoo. There are also play areas for children, and a couple of simple cafés. It’s free for children under seven years old.
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Church of Sveti Arhangeli Mikhail & Gavril
The 16th-century Church of Sveti Arhangeli Mikhail & Gavril, built over a ruined medieval church, contains impressive frescoes. The wooden iconostases were also carved by Tryavna artisans.
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Archangels Michael & Gabriel’s Church
The Archangels Michael & Gabriel’s Church was built over the course of a few decades during the 13th and 14th centuries. It remains in relatively good condition, but is usually kept locked up.
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Forty Martyrs Church
The Forty Martyrs Church, in the old Asenova quarter, was built in 1230 to celebrate Tsar Asen II’s victory over the Byzantines. It was used as a royal mausoleum, and then as a mosque by the Turks.
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Samovodska Charshiya
This atmospheric, cobblestoned historical quarter was Veliko Târnovos biggest market square in the 1880s, and remains the place to come to shop, stroll and admire the towns many National Revival–era houses.
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