Gabrovo

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Gabrovo is the main city of the Province of Gabrovo It is also known as the longest town in Bulgaria and is the geographical centre of Bulgaria. The town of Gabrovo is situated in Northern Bulgaria, along the River Yantra, in the north Sredna Stara Planina mountain. The town is a busy road junction because of its locality. In the times of the Middle Ages many tradesmen and craftsmen set up their business in Gabrovo. Many crafts, connected with wood, metal, wool, and leather-working found their prosperity there and the tradition was handed down until nowadays. Handmade items – rugs, colourful carpets, iron, wooden and leather items, made in exactly the same way, that it was before, could be seen in the small and pretty workshops in the architectural and ethnographical complex Etur. Near Gabrovo, in a pretty valley, is the 600-year-old village Bozentzi - an architectural and historical reserve. Nowadays the town of Gabrovo is an important industrial centre. There are a lot of leading machine-building, electronic, and tool-making plants. Continuing the tradition of the crafts and trade, but with a new, modern and European face, the textile industry, plastics manufacturing, furniture manufacturing, food, wine and tobacco industries prospers there and are also of great importance, living together with the old crafts. A lot of world-famous companies from other countries have representative offices in Gabrovo. The tourists are attracted by the romantic spirit, ethnographical complexes.clean mountain air and the rich flora and fauna. In the House of Humour and Satire you can see different art and ethnographical exhibitions and collections of African ritual and carnival masks and accessories. There is also a the Festivals of Humour and Satire. The Ouzana mountain near Gabrovo is a suitable place for your winter and summer holiday for skiing, horse-riding, mountain-climbing, etc. Lyulyatsite Resort (The Lilac Shrubs) is a resort near Gabrovo famous for its favourable effects on some cases of allergy, hypertonia and chronic diseases of respiratory system. A lot of theatrical, musical and folklore professional groups, puppet-show, pantomime theatre, Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra, "Gabrovo" - Swing Dixie Band and a lot of others contribute to the cultural life in Gabrovo. The visitors can see the unique expositions of the History Museum, Art Gallery and National Museum of Education. National Museum of Education is located in the building of Aprilov Grammar School - the first non-clerical secondary school in Bulgaria.


Shipka - The Pass, Monument, Village and Monastery
Famous historical place in Bulgaria
http://www.abvg.net/Shipka/


Architectural - ethnographic complex "ETAR" Gabrovo
The ethnographical open-air museum "Etar"
http://www.etar.org/