Tsarevets Fortress

Tsarevets is a hill in Veliko Tarnovo, as well as a fortress of the same name in medieval Tarnovgrad. It was the main Bulgarian fortress during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom (1185 – 1396), when Tarnovo was the capital of the kingdom. During the Middle Ages, the hill on which it is located was completely built up with residential and administrative buildings.Today you can walk around the ruins as well as enter the church at the top. It will stun you with the unique views and history.

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