Arbanassi

• Izvora 3***
  
• Arbanassi Palace 5*****
  

The old settlement of Arbanassi is situated on a high plateau with a view to the hills of Tzarevetz, Trapezitza and Sveta Gora, five kilometers from Veliko Turnovo. The village is remarkable for the impressive architecture of the houses and churches with rich interior decoration, wood-carving, and mural paintings created in XVI - XVII century. These unique monuments of our architectural and art heritage attract frequently many visitors, not only tourists but also by scientists, archeologists, historians, architects, and artists. With a tsar decree from 1921 the settlement is declared resort, and in 2000 it is declared "historical settlement" with national significance.