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The
town of Koprivshtitsa is the best preserved
architectural reserve in Bulgaria. The small town with cobble-paved streets
and picturesque colourful houses from the 17-18th century is situated among
spacious meadows and quite forests with bracing air in the heart of Sredna Gora
mountain, 110 km southeast of Sofia. Koprivshtitsa straggles along either
side of the River Topolnitsa and there is hardly a part of town that is not
named after an episode or participant in the April Uprising of 1876 in which
the town played a crucial role. More than 380 of Koprivshtitsa's houses date
from this National Revival era, the most elaborate from 1842 to 1870. Six of
them are turned into museums - each of them a real must-see. Koprivshtitsa
also occupies an important place in the Bulgarian folk music calendar with
its national music festival of musicians from all over the country taking
place every 5 years. The town is a key point for hiking and sightseeing in
the highest part of Sredna Gora. |
