Expanded joint integrated tourist route "Art and Culture"

Разширен маршрут "Култура и изкуство"Brief information about the route

Length of the tourist route: 743 km

Recommended duration: minimum 6-7 days

Travel sequence option:

  • Starting point: Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
  • Intermediate points along the route: Gorna Oryahovitsa, Pleven, Knezha, Belogradchik, Vidin - Bulgaria; Calafat and Craiova - Romania; Turnu Magurele, Romania - Nikopol, Bulgaria (transport intermediate point - ferry) *
  • End point: Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Each point (city) of the route can be selected as a starting point according to the needs of the user.

Seasonal availability: Year-round

The most convenient option for transport: by car

Accommodation: recommended overnight stay in the regional cities in Bulgaria and the city of Craiova in Romania, as they offer many accommodation options - hotels, guest houses and more.

In order to avoid advertising of private sites, specific accommodation will not be recommended.

Note: In the present proposal for the route "Art and Culture" a point has been chosen for crossing from Romania to Bulgaria the town of Turnu Magurele, Romania - the town of Nikopol, Bulgaria for returning to the starting point the city of Veliko Tarnovo. In connection with the constantly changing transport possibilities in 2020, related to the closure of border checkpoints as a measure to limit the spread of COVID-19, we provide information on other possibilities:
- New Europe Bridge (known as Danube Bridge 2) near Calafat, Romania and Vidin, Bulgaria,
- Ferry between Beckett, Romania and Oryahovo, Bulgaria,
- Danube Bridge near Giurgiu, Romania and Ruse, Bulgaria.

With regard to the spread of COVID-19, please note that the working hours of the sites may change.

Extended joint integrated tourist route "Art and Culture"

We invite you on an exciting journey in search of art and culture on both sides of the Danube River. We will take you to extremely beautiful buildings, palaces from the past with interesting stories, hiding rich collections of works by local and foreign artists, we will immerse ourselves in the world of theatrical art. Get ready for a tour of the regions of Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven and Vidin in Bulgaria and Dolj County in Romania.

Boris Denev Art Gallery

The Boris Denev Art Gallery is located in an old building adapted for the purpose in the Asenevtsi Park. The ceremonial laying of the foundation stone of the building, intended for an art and craft school, took place on June 21, 1926. Due to lack of funds, the building remained unfinished until the 1930s, when it was provided for the needs of the newly established ...

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Art Gallery Donation "Svetlin Rusev Collection"

In the city center, near the main pedestrian street and the city's water cascade, is the second site on our route - the Svetlin Rusev Collection Donation Art Gallery. The gallery is located in an emblematic building for the city with unusual architecture - the old bathhouse. The built-up area of ​​​​the building amounts to 900 sq.m., and its very unusual ...

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Nikola Petrov Art Gallery

At the beginning of the Danube Park, in the beautiful building of the former Military Club, is the next point on our route - the Nikola Petrov Art Gallery. The building was built in 1892 for a military club with funds from the military.

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Drama Theater "Vida"

The Vida Drama Theater is located a few meters from the Nikola Petrov Art Gallery. The beginning of theatrical activity in Vidin was laid in 1879 with the founding of the Vida Charitable Theater Society.

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Marinku Palace-Museum (Museum of Arts and Ethnography)

Marincu Palace is an exceptionally beautiful building, an architectural monument of local interest, in the center of the city of Calafat, Romania, which houses the Museum of Arts and Ethnography.

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Museum of Art (Jean-Michael Palace)

The building is an architectural monument of national interest. The palace was built between 1898 and 1907 to serve as the private residence of Constantin (Dinu) Mihail, a landowner and politician, son of the great landowner Nicolaci Mihail.

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Multimedia Visitor Centre "Tsarevgrad Tarnov"

The site provides tourists with information about historical figures and events in an extremely attractive way. Visitors can experience the rich history of the city as a symbol of royalty, military glory and spiritual power.

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Samovodska Bazaar

The Samovodska Bazaar was created in the second half of the 19th century. Two streets were formed, on which shops, craft workshops and inns were located.

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Khan Hadji Nikoli

The building is a former inn, built in 1858 at the request of the Turnovo merchant Hadji Nikoli Minchoolu, who participated in the struggle for an independent Bulgarian Church. The building was designed and built by the famous Bulgarian Renaissance builder, architect and sculptor – master Kolyo Ficheto.

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Konstantin Kisimov Musical and Drama Theater

Musical-drama theater is a unique theatrical form. Dramatic and musical performances are staged simultaneously on large and chamber stages, and joint productions are also made with the participation of both ensembles.

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Nedyalko Karaneshev Art Gallery

In the center of the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa is the Nedyalko Karaneshev Art Gallery. The gallery's collection includes works in the sections of painting, graphics and sculpture.

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Regional History Museum – Pleven

RIM-Pleven is located in an impressive two-story building, built according to an Italian project in the period 1884-1888 for the needs of the army - for barracks. The building is a cultural monument of national importance.

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Art Gallery "Ilia Beshkov"

Just meters from RIM-Pleven is our next stop on the extended “Art and Culture” route – the Iliya Beshkov Art Gallery. The gallery is among the largest in Bulgaria and has an exhibition area of ​​2,500 m2.

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Panorama "Pleven Epic 1877"

Panorama "Pleven Epic 1877" was built in 1977 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Liberation of the city of Pleven from Ottoman slavery on the battlefield itself.

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Municipal History Museum - Knezha

The museum offers its visitors over 100 archival funds, including those on the Asparuh Wall and the royal Bosnian Knežević family. The exposition of the municipal museum is located in two halls - an art gallery, archaeology and ethnography.

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State Puppet Theater (DKT) – Vidin

The State Puppet Theater (SPT) – Vidin was established in 1975 and has had a building in which to perform its performances since 1980. The puppet theater presents 5 new productions per year and maintains about 15 performances in its performance schedule.

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Casa Baniei

Casa este cea mai veche clădire civilă din Craiova, reconstruită în 1699 de către domnitorul valah Constantin Brâncoveanu pe locul unor foste case boierești.

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Oltenia Philharmonic Orchestra

The Oltenia Philharmonic is a well-known institution in Romanian musical life. The prestigious institution was founded in 1904 and was reorganized by royal decree in 1947.

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Marin Sorescu National Theater

The theater was founded in 1850 and was the first theater from a country in Central and Eastern Europe to become a member of the European Theatre Convention in 1995.

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Theater for Children and Youth "Kolibri"

The Colibri Theater for Children and Youth is our latest offering from the expanded Art and Culture route. The theater was founded in 1949 as the puppet theater section of the Marin Sorescu National Theater and became an independent institution in 1956.

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