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BULGARIA - Veliko Tarnovo

Veliko Tarnovo, also named the "City of the Tsars" is located on the Yantra River and built on the three hills Trapezitsa, Tsarevets,and Sveta Gora. The city is famously known as the historical capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire from 1185 to 1393, attracting many tourists with its unique architecture and fortress. In 1393, the fortress was besieged by Ottoman forces for three months before finally being conquered and burnt down on 17th July, which marked the fall of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. On Tsarevets hill are the palaces of the Bulgarian emperors, the Patriarchal Cathedral, and also a number of administrative and residential edifices surrounded by thick walls