Things to see and do Balkan Mountains

Built in 1928 to be a school of art, this imposing building was converted into 1985 in art gallery. It now hosts over 4 700 permanent exhibits, including paintings representing the city and its region.

The monument to the Assénides (Assénevtsi) stands opposite. A gigantic communist sculpture of 1985 celebrating the three brothers of the family governing Bulgaria after its liberation from the Byzantine yoke in 1185. Superb 360 ° view of the city!

Located in the former school, this small museum offers a collection of folk costumes and an exhibition on the period of the National Renaissance.

One of the key characters of National Liberation was born at Karlovo, in this house transformed into a museum that pays tribute to him, through an exhibition presenting photographs of the times and objects that belonged to him.

It is in this typical house of the beginning of the 1850 th century that was born in Angel Kantchev, famous patriot close to Vasil Levski, with whom they founded the illegal organisation for the independence of Bulgaria. He was forced to commit suicide by a gun bullet in the head, stuck by the Turks on a bridge in Rousse. This small museum brings together objects that belonged to him and presents a retrospective of his life and commitment.

This beautiful Renaissance house, built in 1808, has a well maintained garden and houses a small museum of wood carving. The interior of the house has been preserved, including two beautifully refined wooden ceilings, according to legend, a competition between master and student to obtain the hand of the daughter Daskalov. The museum recounts the history of wood carving techniques, with the oldest of the schools, Tryavna.