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The Covered Bridge (Bulgarian: Покрит мост, Pokrit most) is, as the name suggests, a covered bridge in the town of Lovech, Bulgaria. The bridge crosses the Osam River, connecting the old (Varоsha) and new town parts of Lovech, being possibly the most recognisable symbol of the town. After the bridge that then served the town was almost completely destroyed by a flood in 1872, the local police chief ordered the famous Bulgarian master builder Kolyu Ficheto to construct a new one. Ficheto personally chose the material for the wooden bridge. Each citizen of Lovech contributed to the building process, the poorer ones working themselves and the wealthier donating money and paying other workers. Building finished in 1874. The initial bridge had a length of 84 m and 6 vents and accommodated 64 shops. It was, however, wholly destroyed by fire on the night of 2 to 3 August 1925. A more modern bridge was constructed at its place in 1931 only to be replaced by a reconstruction of Kolyu Ficheto's design in 1981-1982. The current bridge is 106 m long and has 14 shops, the architect being Zlatev.
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For the Karcov Buk area Karcov Buk (the beech of Karcov) is in the region of the tourist complex of Beklemeto, some one kilometer South of the center of the complex. The site is a section of the Escus-Philipopolis road. Ceramics dating back to the Thracian, Roman and Early Byzantine Epoch are discovered here. From here the road lead to the south-southeast, it crossed the crest section of the mountain and lead to the peak of Kurt Hisar (wolf's fortress), as it traversed the peak from the East to come to the plain plateau site of Vlashki Mandri. The historical beech tree, named Karcov Buk (the beech of Karcov) bearing the scar of Cossack sable is named after the Russian General Karcov who crossed the mountain in this region during the Russian-Turkish war of 1878 – the so called Liberation War. |
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The Arch of Freedom The Arch of Freedom, Beklemeto, 1978 (Architect : Georgi Stoilov. Sculptor : Velichko Minekov. Height : 35m) This monument was erected in order to pay tribute to the Russian Army as a liberator. It is located on the heighest place of the Troyan valley, in the Balkan mountains. |
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National exhibition OreshakaThe beauty of the Bulgarian arts and crafts from the past explains the interest for it today. The Oreshaka locality near Troyan - every year from June to September thousands of people flock to the Fair of Traditional Crafts. Articles of the modern masters of art crafts from all over the country are exhibited in the numerous halls there. The Troyan Craft's museum with over 130 000 exhibits is the only specialized Museum of national crafts and applied arts in the country. A part of the exposition is a bazaar. The queen of crafts is the unsurpassed Troyan-style pottery - the warmth of the clay abounds in the gay colours of the Bulgarian land and gives expression to the cheerful character of its people. |
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