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Place in Gabrovo, Bulgaria
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Tryavna (Bulgarian: Трявна) is a small town in the central part of the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria, near Gabrovo. It's famous for its preserved 19th century architecture (with over a 100 listed buildings, monuments, museums, and similar objects), as well as the continuing practice of traditional hand crafts. Historically, it's known as the birthplace of the Bulgarian writer Pencho Slaveykov (1866-1912) and the revolutionary Angel Kanchev (1850-1872).
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Музеят на иконописта и дърворезбата
The museum treasures the only collection of Tryavna icons from the 17th to the turn of the 19th century. Over 160 original icons represent the creative output of the six renowned families of icon-painters.
Ангел Кънчев Къщата-музей
Documents and domestic life exhibits follow the life and revolutionary work of Angel Kunchev, the struggle of the townspeople to break the shackles of the Turkish Yoke as well as the participation of the town in the Russian-Turkish War of Liberation (1877-1878).
Часовниковата кула и стария мост
The Clock Tower was built in 1814 and the clock installed in 1815, which still functions.
Св. Архангел Михаил
An exceptionally valuable monument of culture dating back to the Middle Ages; it keeps an old cross with 12 scenes from the Bible wood-carved on it; the church iconostasis and the bishop's throne have been recognized as masterpieces of the Tryavna school of woodcarving.
Kalincheva Къща ресторант
This restaurant, which serves traditional Bulgarian food, is located in the old part of the town and represents a preserved house from the National Revival Period, dating back from 1830.
Старата Лоза ресторант
Country-style atmosphere, traditional Bulgarian food, summer garden.
Бирария Трявна
This establishment is a meeting place for real beer and cuisine connoisseurs. They make beer from natural Belgian products and traditional Belgian recipes and technologies.
Home to an art gallery, a cafeteria and a number of comfortable hotel rooms.
Two-room apartments, one-room apartments, luxurious apartments and one-family houses situated closely to the hotel, amidst a grove of pine trees. The hotel also includes a restaurant, terrace over-looking the town, barbecue, conference hall, night bar and recreation center.
Coffee shop and restaurant, wireless Internet connection, a swimming pool and a summer garden.
24 double rooms, lobby bar and tavern with 100 seats.
Арт-М галерия
Paintings, icons, small sculpture pieces and souvenirs.
Габи Дружеството
Unique handmade jewelry.
Павел Павлов занаятите
Art processing of wood and specialized manufacture of wooden toys.
Петър Щерев
A master of traditional Bulgarian dance shoes for dances and souvenirs.
By car
The town is on Route 609 and Route 552, which are the same road when they pass through Tryavna.
By bus
A regular daily bus connect Tryavna with Sofia, though it runs only once a day.
By train
Tryavna is on a major north-south railway line and there are several trains from the major transport hub of Gorna Oryahovitsa, next to the historic town of Veliko Turnovo.
The town has its own small bus system, some taxis and marshrutkas. However, it is a comparatively small community and most of the historical and interesting areas are close enough to each other to be accessed on foot.
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