HOTEL "CHANOVETE"
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Family hotel "Chanovete" is situated in the village of Arbanasi. The hotel has two rooms with single beds, a bedroom and a studio. In each room there are television with cable tv, mini-bar, air-conditioning and separate bathroom. The building is heated by a central heating. Also there is fully equipped kitchen,folk-style restaurant with fire place. In front of the house there is lovely yard with an arbour |
| and parking place.
In Arbanassi plateau which is 420 m above sea level, and 4 km northeast of
Veliko Tarnovo is situated the village of Arbanassi, with population of
about 30. Established in 14th century by Bulgarian boyars, the village has
survived for many centuries thanks to the presence of highly talented
Goldsmiths, blacksmiths. The greatest tourist attraction in this village is
the unique architecture dating from the Bulgarian national revival -
16th-17th century. The houses are of very high stone- walls- like citadels.
The interior settings - windows, doors, roofs are decorated with detailed
woodcarving and the walls are decorated with plaster elements in the form of
flowers. There are 80 preserved houses in this village and many of them are
national cultural heritage. Two of the most interesting memorial houses are
named The Konstantsaliev`s and the Hadjiliev`s. There are 5 churches and 2
monasteries in this village. The oldest church is Rojdestvo Hristovo
(Christmas) and it’s the most decorated. The biggest church is St. Archangel
Mikhail and Gabriel. The other three churches- St. Atanas, St. George, St.
Dimitar have been built in 1637, 1661, and 1612 years. Very close to the village are located two monasteries which function to these days. The names of the monasteries are St. Nicholay and Uspenie Bogorodichno (The Holy Mother). The village of Arbanassi is an architectural heritage and it’s listed among the UNESCO world heritage. |
