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Architectural-Museum
Preserve "Arbanassi"


Address: Village of Arbanassi 5000
Veliko Tarnovo District Bulgaria
TEL:

International Dialing Code: 359
(0)62-604-323: Ticket Office, Guide

Fax: (0)62-636-954: Director
E-mail: rimvt@yahoo.com
URL: http://www.veliko-tarnovo.net



Opening Hours     Admission     Access     Town Info     Exhibitions Info     Museum History


Exhibitions

History- Ottoman Period; Bulgarian Revival, Archaeology, Ethnography, Natural Science, Art- Painting; Handicraft, House Museum


Opening Hours

Open Summer Time: 09:00 - 18:00
Winter time: 09:00 - 17:00
Closed None

Others

Visits during closing hours: by appointment

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Admission

Bulgarian Foreigner
Adult 4.00 lv. 4.00 lv.
Student 2.00 lv. 4.00 lv.
Child Up to 7 years old free free
Others • Active military: free
• Handicapped: free
• Senior: Bulgarian- 2.00 lv., foreigner- 4.00 lv.

Guide/Lecture • Bulgarian
5.00 lv.

• English  
• French
• German
• Russian

10.00 lv.

Others

• Free admission for Bulgarians: Thursday
• Free admission for students from Veliko Tarnovo: 15th Sep. through 30th Jun.

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Access to Museum

From nearby Regional Center to Town
• From Veliko Tarnovo: bus or route taxi are available
• From Sofia: bus or train to Veliko Tarnovo are available. Flight is also available for Gorna Oryahovitsa.

From Bus Station/Railway Station in Town
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Town Information

The Village of Arbanassi is situated 4 km away from the town of Veliko Tarnovo. In the end of 15 century Christians who came from southwestern parts of the Balkans - Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians first settled in the village. The architecture, geographical conditions and climate are unique.

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Village of Arbanassi

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Exhibitions Information

Number of Collection

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Exhibition Area 135,000 m²

For a few decades the village had been under the rule of various Ottoman dignitaries, and in the middle of XVI century the village became property of the Grand Vizier Rustem Pasha. The economic power of the village and the wide range of trade contacts were an important prerequisite for the formation of the unique architecture and religious works of art during the period XVII-XVIII century. Houses, streets, monasteries and churches have been preserved until nowadays. Some of the most remarkable memorials are the Kostantsalievs' House and the Hadjilievs' House. The seven decorated churches "St. Archangels Gavril and Michail", "St. Dimitar", "St. Atanasii", "St. George", "St. Holy Virgin" and "Birth of Jesus" are some of the monuments which make the village of Arbanasi an outstanding tourist destination.

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Hadzhiiliev's House

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Museum History

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Konstantsaliev's House

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The Church "Nativity of Christ"
Year of Establishment -
Founder -

In 1927, the houses and churches in the village of Arbanassi were included in the list of national antiquities. The village turned into a grand tourism and museum center. In 1958, the village of Arbanassi was announced to be an Architectural Museum Reserve.

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