My hometown

Veliko Tarnovo is a city located in the centre of Bulgaria, on the halfway between Sofia and Varna. South of the town rise the cold northern slopes of the Balkan Mountains and north of the city extends the vast Danube Plain.

Veliko Tarnovo is a city of many sights and one of the most popular tourist centres in Bulgaria. Its unique location on the three hills Tsarevets, Trapezitsa and Sveta Gora, makes the town one of the most beautiful in Bulgaria and also adds special charm to the city’s appearance and its own identity. A walk through this ancient city can leave anyone who stepped once on the narrow cobblestone streets speechless.

The old houses mixed with modern buildings look as if they are perched on one other and each of them is a unique monument of architecture. Veliko Tarnovo is one of the few places where nature and all build by men complement each other to create an unexpected harmony.

All monuments preserved in Veliko Tarnovo has kept the spirit of all ages and periods of Bulgarian history – from Ancient times to present days. The first traces of human presence in the region dated from VI century BC.A Thracian village was found on Tsarevets dated back from the 3rd millennium B.O.T.
One of the best things about Veliko Turnovo is that you can go everywhere by foot! Whether to stroll along and enjoy the beautiful architecture and the nice weather or if only to clear your head after hours spent in the pub, you can reach any part of the town without any difficulties.

Today, Veliko Tarnovo is an administrative, cultural,historical and tourist centre of Bulgaria. The city is a geographical and communication centreof Northern Bulgaria and one of the 28 administrative districts of the country as well. The size of Veliko Tarnovo district is 4662 sq. km. and it includes 10 municipalities with 14 towns/cities and 322 villages. The population is about 295 000 people.

The population of Veliko Tarnovo is about 65 000 people, but including the students of “St St Cyril and Methodius” University (second biggest in the country) and the “VasilLevski” National Military University, the population increases by about 12 000.

Veliko Tarnovo is also a full of equipped rocks for sports climbing and a lot of trace for biking around the city (my favorite things to do)
And after a nice climbing weekend of trying hard and giving everything in the game with the cliffs is time for rest day and back to routine weekly job :))

Thank you steemers!