Forty Martyrs in the

Asenova quarter

(see pp626–7). On

the skeleton was a

gold ring and seal

bear ing the name

Kaloyan, which

sug gested that these

may be the remains

of Tsar Kaloyan.

The gold seal of

Tsar Ivan Asen II is

displayed under a

magnifying glass in an adjoin-

ing room. Downstairs are

finds from the Roman city of

Nikopolis ad Istrum, the ruins

of which lie 20 km (12 miles)

north of Veliko Tûrnovo.

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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

220 km (137 miles) NE of Sofia.

* 66,900. £ @  n ul.

Hristo Botev 5, (062) 622 148.

http://www.velikoturnovo.info

E Museum of the

National Revival and

Constituent Assembly

pl. Sûedenenie 1. Tel (062) 629

821. 
     

     9am–6:30pm Mon & Wed–

     
     

     Sun. &
     Built by Kolyo Ficheto for the
     city’s Ottoman governor in
     1872, this vast edifice became
     Bulgaria’s first parliament
     building after the Liberation. It
     holds a copy of the new state’s
     first constitution, signed in
     1879, as well as a huge collec-
     tion of material relating to the
     revolt against Ottoman rule.

     
     

E Modern History Museum

pl. Sûedenenie. Tel (062) 623 847.

# 8am–noon, 1–5pm Mon–Fri. &

Housed in a former prison,

the museum’s exhibits cover

the Balkan Wars and Bulgaria’s

role in World War I. A display

recalls the life of one of

the most popular Bulgarian

prime ministers, Stefan

Stambolov, who was born

in Veliko Tûrnovo.

Luxurious interior of Sarafkina House

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VELIKO TÛRNOVO

CITY CENTRE

Archaeological Museum 8

Art Gallery 6

Asenid Monument 5

Church of Sts Cyril and

Methodius 3

Church of Sveti Nikola 4

House of the Little Monkey 1

Modern History Museum 0

Museum of the National

Revival and Constituent

Assembly 9

Samovodska

Charshiya 2

Sarafkina

House 7

E Archaeological Museum
ul. Pikolo 6. Tel (062) 601 528.

9am–5:15pm Tue–Sun. &

The courtyard of this building
is littered with Classical col-
umns and busts. Although
several arti facts were stolen
in 2006, most of this absorbing
collec tion remains in place.
The cen trepiece is a replica
of a burial site, Kaloyan’s
Grave. It was dis covered in
1972 near the Church of the

Fine arcades of the grand old

Archaeological Museum

roof, this house is typical of
the city’s 19th-century domestic
architecture. It was built in
1861 for Dimitûr Sarafkina, a
wealthy banker, and is set on
sheer cliffs above the river.
The wood-panelled interior
dis plays Western-style furniture
as well as family photo graphs
and period outfits.

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Stambolov
Bridge
Railway Station
2 km (1 mile)
Bus Station
5 km (3 miles)
Yantra
Asenovtsi
Park
House of the
Little Monkey
Monument
to the Hanged
Church of
Sveti Nikola
Slaveykov
House Samovodska
Charshiya
Asenid
Monument
Sarafkina
House
Archaeological
Museum
Modern History
Museum
Museum of the National Revival
and Constituent Assembly
Art
Gallery
Church of
Sts Cyril and
Methodius
Church of SS
Konstantin
& Elena
Tsarevets &
Asenova
Quarter