• Tsarevets - Tsarevets is a medieval fortress situated on a hill of the same name in Veliko Tarnovo, northern Bulgaria. Standing at 206 meters (676 feet) above sea level, it was the main fortress and strongest defense of the Second Bulgarian Empire from 1185 to 1393. It housed the royal and patriarchal palaces and is now a popular tourist destination.
• Arbanasi - The earliest recorded history of Arbanasi is found in a royal decree by Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent from 1538. According to this decree, the Sultan gifted the lands of present-day Arbanasi, Lyaskovets, Gorna Oryahovitsa, and Dolna Oryahovitsa to his son-in-law, Grand Vizier Rustem Pasha. The document refers to these four villages collectively as Arnaud Kariyeleri (“the Albanian villages”), suggesting the first settlers were possibly Albanians and Greeks from Epirus. Although Albanian names appeared in Ottoman tax records, Orthodox and Slavic names were already predominant. Arbanasi was heavily influenced by Greek culture for centuries, with a Greek school and religious services conducted in Greek, as the Bulgarian Orthodox Church was banned by Ottoman authorities, requiring the Bulgarian Orthodox population to be served by the Greek Orthodox Church.

• Private transportation
• Bottled water
• Tour guide

• Lunch

Often referred as the “City of the Tsars”, Veliko Tarnovo is located on the Yantra River and is famously known as the historical capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, attracting many tourists with its unique architecture. The old part of the town is situated on three hills, Tsarevets, Trapezitsa, and Sveta Gora, rising amidst the meanders of the Yantra. On Tsarevets are the palaces of the Bulgarian emperors and the Patriarchate, the Patriarchal Cathedral, and also a number of administrative and residential edifices surrounded by thick walls.

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