Tsarevec Fortress is located near the center of Veliko Tarnovo. It was the main bulgarian fortress during the secon bulgarian kingdom. During the medieval, the hill was built with residential and administrative buildings.
Tsarevec Fortress is one of the hundred bulgarian national tourist spots.
The legend tells that in the roman time there were defences that guarded the great Nicopolis. When the barbarians invade, they sieged and destroyed the whole city. Then the romans hide in galleries under the fortress and carried away the treasure of Nicopolis. Romans strongholds held some time. When they had to give away they made deadly mechanisms in the galleries. Only people that knew the secret of the treasure could pass them. Through these galleries they reached underground lake. Hidden mechanism draw the water and they could get to another gallery through steps…
Tsarevec Fortress is known these days with its audio-light show called “Sound and Light“.
Dramatic music, colorful lights, lasers and church bells tells the tragic story of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. The performance is uniqe attraction and part of the magic of Tsarevgrad Tarnov.
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