A sign marking the entrance to Nature Park Bulgarka.
The 22,000 hectares of Nature Park Bulgarka are home to many beautiful sights and places to visit. Some of these include;
Shipka Memorial (about 18 km south-east of Gabrovo and 13 km north of the village of Shipka on E-85). A memorial to those who died for the Liberation of Bulgaria during the Battles of Shipka Pass in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. There are several floors inside the a 31.5-metre (98-foot) high stone tower where one can find replica of Bulgarian military flags and other relics and the top of the tower reveals a panorama of Shipka Peak and the surrounding area.
Sokolski Monastery (about 15 km southwest of Gabrovo, not far from Etura). The Sokolski Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery founded in 1833 and named after its founder Yosif Sokolski. It in the Bulgarka Nature Park and is close to the Sokolovo cave. The whole monastery was built during the Bulgarian National Revival with the strong support of the people of Gabrovo and the local villages. The monastery also played an important role during the April Uprising.
Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex (about 8 km south-east of Gabrovo on E-85). Usually referred to as Etura, this is a recreation of a Bulgarian Revival Village, similar to what Gabrovo was like during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Built in the 1960s, the complex is home to a number of shops and crafts such as wood-carving, pottery, coppersmith crafts, furriery, cutlery making, needlework etc. There are also shops for souvenirs and a nearby three star hotel with a bar and a restaurant. Etura is about eight km from the center of Gabrovo.
Uzana (about 22 km south-west of Gabrovo on E-85, ulitsa Kozeshtitsa and Route 5006 and 22 km north-west from Shipka village on Route 56) This alpine meadow is a popular ski destination in the winter and summer activates include hiking, horse riding and bicycling. The area is home to a number of hotels, restaurants and ski lodges, an information center and the western station of mountain rescue services.
Hristo Smirnensky Reservoir (about 12 km south-west of Gabrovo on E-85 and Route 5006) This man-made lake, which provides drinking water for Gabrovo, is a popular fishing destination.
The Village of Krustets (about 20 km south of Tryavna along Route 609 and 50 km from Kazanluk along E-871 and Route 609) This village, is the south-eastern portion of the park, is home to a convenient railway station, one of the few roads crossing through this portion of the park, connections to the B1 and K11 trails and is about three km from the Vikanata Skala area of Nature Park Bulgarka.
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