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Usually referred to as Etara, this is a recreation of a Bulgarian Revival Village similar to how Gabrovo was looked during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Built in the 1960s, the complex is home to a number of shops and crafts such as wood-carving, pottery, coppersmithing crafts, furriers, cutlery making, and needlework, to depict and preserve traditional Bulgarian handcrafts of the Bulgarian Revival era. There are also souvenir shops, an ethnic restaurant and a nearby three-star hotel with a bar and a restaurant.
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The Sokolski Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery founded in 1833 and named after its founder Yosif Sokolski. It is in the Bulgarka Nature Park and is close to the Sokolovo cave. The whole monastery was built during the Bulgarian National Revival with the strong support of the people of Gabrovo and the local villages. The monastery also played an important role during the April Uprising.
This man-made lake, which provides drinking water for Gabrovo, is a popular fishing destination.
A memorial park with an iconic monument in the honor of those who died for the liberation of Bulgaria during the battles of Shipka Pass in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. There are several floors inside the 31.5-metre (98-foot) high stone tower monument where one can find replica of Bulgarian military flags and other battle relics, while the top of the tower reveals a panorama of Shipka Peak and the surrounding area.
This alpine meadow is a popular ski destination in the winter and summer activates include hiking, horse riding and bicycling. The area is home to a number of hotels, restaurants and ski lodges, an information center and the western station of mountain rescue services. The area is the geographical center of Bulgaria.
This village, is the south-eastern portion of the park, is home to a convenient railway station, one of the few roads crossing through this portion of the park, connections to the B1 and K11 trails and is about 3 km from the Vikanata Skala area of Nature Park Bulgarka.