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ETARA - THE ONLY OUTDOOR
ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM IN BULGARIA
Our offer for an excursion to Tryavna
Day 1. Departure from Sofia. Arrival in Gabrovo. Sightseeing of the town. Dinner and overnight in a hotel in Gabrovo.
Day 2. Breakfast. Departure to Etara. Full day tour of the museum with lunch in a Bulgarian mehana. Dinner and overnight in hotel “ Stranopriemnitsata “ – Etara.
Day 3. Breakfast. Departure to Sokolovski Monastery and sightseeing. In the afternoon – departure to Tryavna. Sightseeing of the town and the old Bulgarian revival architecture. Dinner at the Bulgarian restaurant “ Pri maystora” . Overnight in Tryavna.
Day 4. Breakfast. Day at leisure in Tryavna. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5. Breakfast. Departure to the old Bulgarian village of Bozhentsi with preserved Revival Architecture. Lunch in a Bulgarian mechana. In the afternoon – departure to Sofia.
The price includes
- Luxurious bus during the whole trip
- English speaking guide
- 4 overnights with breakfast and dinner - 2 in Tryavna, 1 in Etara, one in Gabrovo
- Sightseeing of Gabrovo, Etara, Tryavna, Bozhentsi, and the Sokolovski monastery
- Two lunches in Bulgarian mehanas in Etara and Bozhentsi, dinner in mahana “ Pri maystora “ - Tryavna
Package price: 350 euro / for a group of 30 people/
 Tryavna is an old Bulgarian town – museum, preferred by the tourists because of its crystal clear air and unforgettable Revival architecture.
The only Revival architectural ensemble in Bulgaria– a square, named on Captain Dyado Nikola, is preserved in Tryavna. The clock tower, built in 1814, alongside with the “ Kivgireniya ‘ bridge, have returned themselves into symbols of the town.
Bright and enlightened men lived in Tryavna who contributed enormously to the cultural and economic progress of the settlement. Land was both scarce and barren, and this happened to be the main prerequisite for the rapid development of crafts. Traditional crafts as goldsmith's trade, raw silk processing intended for decorating purposes, braid-making, fleecy-rug weaving, silk-worm breeding, cart-making, rose oil and packsaddle manufacture, coppersmith's trade met the basic needs of the local inhabitants. A considerable part of the manufactured goods reached as far as Istanbul, Beirut, Edirne, Moscow, Odessa, etc.
However it was the arts and crafts, wood-carving and icon painting that brought about the unfading glory of Tryavna and turned into a two-century major livelihood for the local population.
The essential factors defining the advent and progress of these crafts can be seen in two aspects. On the one hand, it is the breath-taking scenery, the inexhaustible wood sources and the intellectual interests of the people in this region; on the other hand, stands the proximity to the old Bulgarian capital of Veliko Turnovo, the traditions of the Turnovo arts school and the numerous refugees fleeing devastated Turnovo.
In terms of quality and quantity, the artistic output of the Tryavna masters reached such a top-notch level that it was fully justified to speak of a specific and independent art school. Among the Renaissance schools in Bulgaria it was the oldest and the most wide-ranging one in the geographic sense of the word.
Devoted master-builders came both from Tryavna and the vicinal villages. Houses, churches, schools, bridges and water fountains raised by them were scattered not only far and away in Bulgaria but also in Serbia, Turkey and Persia.
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