The central part of the fortress houses the Royal Palace Complex – several buildings surrounded by an internal stone wall, two battle towers and two entrances. It includes the Throne Room, the Palace Church and the Royal Chambers. In 1185 when Tarnovo was declared the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, Tsarevets became its principal fortification and home of its aristocracy.

In the picturesque village of Arbanassi, which lies hidden on a plateau 4 km northeast of Veliko Turnovo – an old capital of Bulgaria, there are nowadays seven monasteries and churches from the period of the 16th to the 18th centuries, that are of special interest: the Saint Nicholas, the Dormition of the Holy Virgin, Church of the Nativity of Christ, Church of Saints Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Church of Saint Athanasius, Church of Saint George and Church of Saint Demetrius.

The Yantra (Bulgarian: Янтра ['jantrɐ]) is a river in northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Danube. Reaching a length of 285 km, it is the seventh longest river in Bulgaria and the third longest Bulgarian tributary of the Danube. In the middle and lower course, the Yantra takes ...