Tryavna is a town in the region of the Balkan in Bulgaria.
Tryavna (Bulgarian: Трявна) is a town in central Bulgaria in the north slopes of the Balkan range, on the Tryavna river valley, near Gabrovo. It is famous for its textile and crafts industry and typical National Revival architecture, featuring 140 cultural monuments, museums and expositions. Tryavna is the birthplace of Bulgarian writer Pencho Slaveykov and revolutionary Angel Kanchev.
The location has been inhabited since Thracian times, or for thousands of years, but the earliest definitive proof of the existence of the modern village dates to the 12th century, in the years around the conquest of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom by the Ottoman Turks. During the period of Bulgarian National Revival, when Bulgarian society redefined itself in the 18th and 19th centuries during the Ottoman occupation, the town became heavily involved in the development of crafts. Houses from this period feature their own architectural design. The ground floors had irregular forms and housed craftsmen and traders. The upper floors featured wooden bow-windows, the roofs were covered with well arranged rocks.
The city has a continental climate, owing to its position close to the Balkan Mountains and distance from the Black Sea. Tryavna has hot summers and cold, snowy winters — which is good for the popular sky resorts in the nearby Uzana area. This part of Bulgaria has all four seasons, although spring is brief and falls mainly in April. The average high daily temperature in summer is about 27°C and in winter about 4°C.
- Museum of Icon-Painting and Wood-Carving, No. 1, Breza Str., +359 896 755 938. Winter: 08:30 - 16:309; summer: 10:00 - 18:00. The museum treasures the only collection of Tryavna icons from the 17th to the turn of the 19th century. Over 160 original icons represent the creative output of the six renowned families of icon-painters.
- Angel Kanchev Museum-House, No. 39, Angel Kunchev Str. (39 ул. Ангел Кънчев.), +359 896 755 935. Closed in winter; summer: 09:30-13:30 and 14:00-18:00. Documents and domestic life exhibits follow the life and revolutionary work of Angel Kunchev, the struggle of the townspeople to break the shackles of the Turkish Yoke as well as the participation of the town in the Russian-Turkish War of Liberation (1877-1878).
- The Clock Tower and Old Bridge. No closed hours.. The Clock Tower was built in 1814 and the clock installed in 1815, which still functions. No fee required.
- St. Archangel Michael Church, No. 128 Angel Kunchev Str. (128 ул. Ангел Кънчев), +91-22-2222-1234. An exceptionally valuable monument of culture dating back to the Middle Ages; it keeps an old cross with 12 scenes from the Bible wood-carved on it; the church iconostasis and the bishop's throne have been recognized as masterpieces of the Tryavna school of woodcarving.
Museum of Icon-Painting and Wood-Carving, No. 1, Breza Str., +359 896 755 938. Winter: 08:30 - 16:309; summer: 10:00 - 18:00. The museum treasures the only collection of Tryavna icons from the 17th to the turn of the 19th century. Over 160 original icons represent the creative output of the six renowned families of icon-painters.
Angel Kanchev Museum-House, No. 39, Angel Kunchev Str. (39 ул. Ангел Кънчев.), +359 896 755 935. Closed in winter; summer: 09:30-13:30 and 14:00-18:00. Documents and domestic life exhibits follow the life and revolutionary work of Angel Kunchev, the struggle of the townspeople to break the shackles of the Turkish Yoke as well as the participation of the town in the Russian-Turkish War of Liberation (1877-1878).
The Clock Tower and Old Bridge. No closed hours.. The Clock Tower was built in 1814 and the clock installed in 1815, which still functions. No fee required.
St. Archangel Michael Church, No. 128 Angel Kunchev Str. (128 ул. Ангел Кънчев), +91-22-2222-1234. An exceptionally valuable monument of culture dating back to the Middle Ages; it keeps an old cross with 12 scenes from the Bible wood-carved on it; the church iconostasis and the bishop's throne have been recognized as masterpieces of the Tryavna school of woodcarving.
A historical village and architectural preserve - the old buildings are maintained - Tryavna offers a lot to sight seers, photographers, people who enjoy shopping and similar activities. The town is also home to a number of galleries and museums, which art and artifacts from across the history of Bulgaria.
Tryavna offers a profusion of shopping opportunities, many of which cater to tourists, including shops selling sojourners, clothings, jewelry, arts and craft items and similar goods.
- Art-M Gallery, Address (20 ул. Ангел Кънчев), +359 677 624 92. Paintings, icons, small sculpture pieces and souvenirs.
- Gabi Company, No. 50 Angel Kanchev Str. (50 ул. Ангел Кънчев), +359 887 348 163. Unique handmade jewelry.
- Pavel Pavlov Craft Enterprise, Nо. 9 V. Mihalev Str. Fl. 3 Ap.10 (Nо. 9 ул. В. Михалев Str. Етаж 3 Апартамент 10), +359 895 121 861. Art processing of wood and specialized manufacture of wooden toys.
- Peter Shterev, No. 13 Zdravets Str. (13 ул. Здравец), +359 897 960 431. A master of traditional Bulgarian dance shoes for dances and souvenirs.
Art-M Gallery, Address (20 ул. Ангел Кънчев), +359 677 624 92. Paintings, icons, small sculpture pieces and souvenirs.
Gabi Company, No. 50 Angel Kanchev Str. (50 ул. Ангел Кънчев), +359 887 348 163. Unique handmade jewelry.
Pavel Pavlov Craft Enterprise, Nо. 9 V. Mihalev Str. Fl. 3 Ap.10 (Nо. 9 ул. В. Михалев Str. Етаж 3 Апартамент 10), +359 895 121 861. Art processing of wood and specialized manufacture of wooden toys.
Peter Shterev, No. 13 Zdravets Str. (13 ул. Здравец), +359 897 960 431. A master of traditional Bulgarian dance shoes for dances and souvenirs.
- Kalincheva House Restaurant, No. 45 P. R. Slaveikov Str. (45 ул. П. Р. Славейков) (near the center of town, +359 6776 2024. This restaurant, which serves traditional Bulgarian food, is located in the old part of the town and represents a preserved house from the National Revival Period, dating back from 1830.
- Old Vine Restaurant, No. 44 P. R. Slaveikov Str. (44 ул. П. Р. Славейков) (near the center of town, +359 677 64501. Country-style atmosphere, traditional Bulgarian food, summer garden.
- Tryavna Beer House, No. 7 Angel Kanchev Str. (7 ул. (near the center of town, +359 677 63727. This establishment is a meeting place for real beer and cuisine connoisseurs. They make beer from natural Belgian products and traditional Belgian recipes and technologies.
Kalincheva House Restaurant, No. 45 P. R. Slaveikov Str. (45 ул. П. Р. Славейков) (near the center of town, +359 6776 2024. This restaurant, which serves traditional Bulgarian food, is located in the old part of the town and represents a preserved house from the National Revival Period, dating back from 1830.
Old Vine Restaurant, No. 44 P. R. Slaveikov Str. (44 ул. П. Р. Славейков) (near the center of town, +359 677 64501. Country-style atmosphere, traditional Bulgarian food, summer garden.
Tryavna Beer House, No. 7 Angel Kanchev Str. (7 ул. (near the center of town, +359 677 63727. This establishment is a meeting place for real beer and cuisine connoisseurs. They make beer from natural Belgian products and traditional Belgian recipes and technologies.
Drinking establishments are common in Bulgaria and Tryavna. Beer and alcohol are available at almost all coffee shops, restaurants and shops where food and refreshments are available. There are few establishments which serve only alcohol.
Hiking, biking and camping opportunities are widely available in the nearby Central Balkan National Park and in the Nature Park Bulgarka, itself home to Ethnographic Complex Etara, Dryanovo Monastery, Sokolski Monastery, Shipka Pass, and the Uzana area. The Bozhentsi Trail (Екопътека Боженци - Дряновски манастир) leads to the village and the Dryanovo Monastery.