Tryavna
Трявна
A small town and home of the Revival-period woodcarving and icon painting school, with its bell tower square, stone bridge and woodcarving museum well preserved.
Tryavna is famous as the home of Bulgaria's oldest woodcarving school. In the old town, Slaveykov Street is lined with overhanging wooden houses. The central square has a bell tower from 1814 and an old humpbacked stone bridge. Be sure to see the carved wooden ceiling of the Daskalov House, in which two master craftsmen competed to carve the 'Sun,' and the icon museum. A combined ticket costs about 5 euros. It is about 40 km from Veliko Tarnovo and can be combined with Etar and Bozhentsi as a day trip.
Opening hours
Museum approx. 09:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Bozhentsi
- Dryanovo Monastery & Bacho Kiro Cave
- Kilifarevo Monastery
- Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex
- Buzludzha Monument
- Sokolski Monastery
- House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo
- Shipka Monument (Freedom Monument)