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Small but well-kept museum in a renovated early 20th century building. Outside, there are a few Soviet artillery guns and a ground sundial. Exhibits include archaeological finds from Kovachevsko Kale (see below), as well as the modern history of Popovo and diverse aspects of urban life in the first half of the 20th century, from schooling and home life to firefighting and the railway.
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Krumovo kale
One of the 100 National Tourist Sites. Reaching it requires either a car, or using public transport (bus line 4). There's a small parking lot at the base of the hill, next to the bus stop and a restaurant; a dirt road leads to the ruins, and a hiking path (red markings) mostly follows the road, but then continues after the ruins to the Mladost Hut.
Simov was the flag-bearer of the rebels lead by Bulgarian national hero Hristo Botev during the April Uprising of 1876 and died in the fighting. Tiny two-room museum, pointless if you don't hear the whole story provided by the guide/curator; there's a nice scale model of the Radetzky, the river steamship commandeered by the rebels to deliver them to Kozloduy.
Stone church built in the 1850s, during the National Revival period, and still in use. The name refers to the Eastern Orthodox belief that Mary died in spiritual peace and was then resurrected and taken bodily into Heaven; the feast day of the Dormition is 15 August.
ploshtad "Svoboda"
Targovishte's central square. There's a fountain with bronze dolphins, a small park with trees and benches, a metal drinking fountain (next to the bank), and a public piano (by now probably out of tune), as well as an avant-garde statue of Orpheus with his lyre in front of the theatre. The architecture around the square provides some interesting contrasts - the pretty 1930s bank building with its clock that strikes the hours next to the imposing, Communist-era Municipality building. The pedestrian zone continues south, exiting the square in its south-west corner, until it hits Mitropolit Andrey Blvd close to the Regional History Museum and the monument of Nikola Simov at the large crossroads.
Захариева къща, Zaharieva kashta
The house of a merchant family, built in 1866. Now the administrative building of the museum, i.e. the ticket office.
Археологическа експозиция
Another former school building (built in 1907). Notable exhibits include a unique Copper Age set of figurines representing a religious scene, the Kralevo gold treasure, and the tools of a Roman surgeon/physician.