Tsarevets Fortress

Tsarevets Hill, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria - 2022 Danube River cruise. Tsarevets Hill overlooks Veliko Tarnovo and is the 12th-century remains of the castle and church once occupied by Bulgarian kings. At the top of Tsarevets Hill is Ascension Cathedral. This medieval fortress served as the Second Bulgarian Empire’s primary fortress and strongest bulwark between 1185 and 1393, housing the royal and the patriarchal palaces. In 1393 the Ottomans conquered the fortress and destroyed it.
Tsarevets Hill and Fortress, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Tsarevets Hill and Fortress, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Trapezitsa Fortress, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Outer wall, Tsarevets Fortress, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
The oldest part of the wall next to the main gate Tsarevets Fortress, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Replicas of ancient weapons, Tsarevets Fortress, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Baldwin’s Tower, named after the Latin Emperor Baldwin I who died in captivity under the Second Bulgarian Empire. This tower was built in 1930 based on the…
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Outer wall of Tsarevets Fortress and the cliff walls of the Yantra River which flows through Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
A Roman era tomb reused as a corner stone for a building in Tsarevets Fortress, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
A stork preparing to land in Tsarevets Fortress, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
A stork in Tsarevets Fortress, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
The remains of the Imperial Palace inside Tsarevets Fortress, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
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