Devetaki, Krushuna & Lovech

Description

Lovech overview

Protected by a huge fortress, home of two Bulgarian emperors, Lovech can be considered as one of the most beautiful towns in the country.  Small of size (only 35,000 citizens) but very old, Lovech will impress you with its cobblestone old quarter, called Varosha and its covered wooden bridge built by the greatest Bulgarian master Kolio Ficheto in the 19th century.

Inhabited from the late Neolithic period, Lovech is fortified for the first time by the Romans and eventually becаme a home town of two Bulgarian emperors – Ivan Alexander Asen and Ivan Sracimir, Bulgaria’s last medieval ruler. Sacked by the Ottomans in 1446, the town changed its cityscape in typical Oriental style, with streets full of craftsmen shops.

Today Lovech is one of the province centers of Bulgaria with very well preserved old quarter, where the history will overwhelm you from the fortification to the covered wooden bridge above Osam river. Close to the town there are the beautiful Devetashka cave and the Krushuna waterfalls, both impressive nature beauties. On our tour you will be able to choose one of them or to visit Troyan monastery, Bulgaria’s third largest monastery in the nearby town of Troyan.

Your Day Tour in Lovech

Our tour starts at 8:30 from Serdika Meeting Point (Serdika central metro station) in Sofia. After two hours drive on a highway and major road we will reach the town center of Lovech. We will spend two hours visiting the old quarter, the covered wooden bridge, the fortification and the museum of Vassil Levski, Bulgaria’s most famous revolutionary hero. In the end of the tour we will sit in a lovely restaurant and have some typical Bulgarian meals. As we enter you can choose to have your lunch at the lovely wooden porch or on a table under the pine trees.

In the afternoon will head towards Devetashka cave. After 30 minutes we will reach this nature beauty, where scenes of “The Expendable” 2 film was shot. The cave itself is an amazing karst formation, which will leave you breathless. Two massive holes on the top allow the sunbeams to enter the vast space, offering Devetaki a very mystical view. Also the cave was home of the local population between Paleolitic and Bronze ages. In communism era it was used as a fuel warehouse especially during the Cold war. Remains of the cisterns are still visible.

We head towards Krushuna area where we can make an amazing walk through the beautiful forest and along the stream that has formed beautiful cascade of blue waterfalls.

Around 16:00h we will start heading back to Sofia and arrive approximately 18:30 in Sofia.

Start: 8:30h / End : 18:00h

Recommended period: All year round

Driving time: 4h30m approximately

Walking time: 2h30m approximately

Handicap accessible: No

Special requirements: comfortable shoes

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