Bulgaria’s medieval capital Veliko Turnovo opens the tourist season

Bulgaria’s historical capital, Veliko Turnovo, officially opens the tourist seasonon n May 25.

The traditional medieval camp started at the historical fortress on Trapezitsa hill, offering historical re-enactments of the life in the medieval city of Tarnovgrad.

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The Trapesitsa Hill Fortress is one of two main fortified historic hills in the medieval city of Tarnovgrad, today’s Veliko Turnovo, in Central Northern Bulgaria, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire between 1185 and 1396 AD.

The Trapesitsa Hill is a natural fortress on the right bank of the Yantra River, and is surrounded by it on three sides. The Fortress had four gates, the main one being its southern gate, which was also connected with the Tsarevets Fortress with a bridge across the Yantra River.