Operational Programme “Regional Development 2007 - 2013”www.bgregio.eu

Investing in your future!

Contract № BG161PO001/3.2-02/2011/007Project “White, purple, blue, green – Traces of eternity.

Establishing the region’s image as an unique tourist destination on the national and international markets”

The project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the state budget of the Republic of Bulgaria

Guide to the tourist region

VELIKO TARNOVO, GORNA ORYAHOVITSA, DRYANOVO

Integrated tourism product for the municipalities VELIKO TARNOVO, GORNA ORYAHOVITSA, DRYANOVO

CONTRACT № BG161PO001/3.2-02/2011/007PROJECT

“WHITE, PURPLE, BLUE, GREEN – TRACES OF ETERNITY. ESTABLISHING THE REGION’S IMAGE AS AN UNIQUE TOURIST

DESTINATION ON THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS”

VELIKO TARNOVO MUNICIPALITY2, MAIKA BULGARIA SQUARE

tel.: +359/ 62 619357e-mail: project_white@abv.bg

This document was created within the project “White, purple, blue, green – traces of eternity. Establishing the region’s image as an unique tourist des-tination on the national and international markets“, which is implemented

with the financial support of the Operational Programme “Regional Development” 2007-2013, co-funded by the European Union through the

European Regional Development Fund. The sole for the content of this publication is bought with the Municipality of Veliko Tarnovo and under no circumstances it can be assumed that this document represents the official position of the European Union and the Contracting authority.

www.veliko-tarnovo.bg/sledite-na-vechnostta

Tourist information centre, Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo,

5, Hristo Botev StrTel: + 359 62 62-21-48

ticvt2@gmail.comwww.velikotarnovo.info

Tourist information centre, Gorna Oryahovitsa

Gorna Oryahovitsa 5100, 5, Georgi Izmirliev Sq, PB6

Tel: +359 618 2 05 06 tic_go_2004@yahoo.com

Tourist information centre, Dryanovo

Dryanovo, 65, Shipka StrTel: +359 676 9 80 97 ticdryanovo@abv.bg

www.veliko-turnovo.bgwww.g-oryahovica.org

www.dryanovo.bg

EUROPEAN UNIONEuropean Regional Development Fund OPRD

BENEFICIARY: VELIKO TARNOVO MUNICIPALITY

TOTAL PROJECT COST: 436 052.79 BGN

ERDF FUNDING: 370 644.87 BGN

NATIONAL CO-FUNDING: 43 605.28 BGN

BENEFICIARY’S CONTRIBUTION: 21 802.64 BGN

PROJECT DURATION: 13.08.2012 – 13.08.2014

city/town with hotels and guest houses

village with guest houses and family hotels

Legend

Cultural tourism sites

Eco tourism sites

Municipal border

1st class road

2nd class road

Religious tourism sites

Map of the tourist region

VELIKO TARNOVO, GORNA ORYAHOVITSA, DRYANOVO

Dryanovo42°58’25”N 25°28’21”E

Dolna Oryahovitsa43°9’28”N 25°44’32”E

Ledenik43°4’52”N 25°32’44”E

Momin sbor43°5’47”N 25°29’21”E

Emen43°8’2”N 25°21’16”E

Bukovets43°2’48”N 25°29’20”E

Gostilitsa43°1’22”N 25°22’7”E

Slaveykovo42°59’43”N 25°21’36”E

Skalsko42°58’27”N 25°22’43”E

Peyna43°0’13”N 25°25’46”E

Tsareva livada42°56’3”N 25°27’25”E

Radancheto42°56’35”N 25°30’17”E

Ganchovets42°59’16”N 25°31’23”E

Zaya42°59’58”N 25°30’52”E

Voneshta voda42°52’20”N 25°38’19”E

Samovodene43°8’32”N 25°36’16”E

Velchevo43°0’8”N 25°42’6”E

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Draganovo43°13’3”N 25°44’56”E

Pravda43°9’38”N 25°41’8”E

Gorski goren Trambesh43°13’18”N 25°50’32”E

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Veliko Tarnovo43°4’40”N 25°36’59”E

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Arbanasi43°5’55”N 25°40’3”E

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Nestled in SouthEastern Europe, in the heart of the Balkan peninsula, is Bulgaria - a small country gifted with incomparable nature, ancient history and a rich cultural heritage. Bulgarians are hard-working people, who respect their fertile land a generously provide their guests with ancient legends and a unique harmony of architecture and nature, exceptional local cuisine and warm hospitality. The tourist destinations of Veliko Tarnovo, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Dryanovo will let you touch the most impressive Bulgarian sights, places with thousands of years of history, marvellous nooks of nature; you will be part of an exciting adventure which will leave you charged with positive emotions and full of unforgettable memories. Welcome!

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