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Spa Hotel Shipkovo ****
Bulgaria, Troyan
Spa Hotel Shipkovo offers its guests simple and modern vision for relax and recreation... »
Troyan Plaza Hotel ****
Bulgaria, Troyan
The Troyan Plaza Hotel is located right on the bank of the Beli Ossum River, in the very centre of the town of Troyan... »
Chateau Montagne ***
Bulgaria, Troyan
CHATEAU MONTAGNE hotel is situated in the central part of Troyan, near to the main shopping street, apart from the traffic noise. The hotel offers to its guests a cosy atmosphere and style, combined with excelent services and high standarts... »
Via Traiana ***
Bulgaria, Troyan
Available for the guests of the Hotel Via Trayana are 50 places in 10 standard double rooms, 9 comfort rooms and 6 type apartments. All of them - with stylish furnishing, cable TV, telephone, shower cabin/bathtub... »
Bulgaria, Troyan
Guest House "At the Brothers" is located in the pretty village Oreshak, which stands only 6 kilometers from the town of Troyan, huddled in the Troyan Balkan – the Central part of Stara Planina... »
Via Trayana
Sometimes, the spelling Trojan is used as well. I'm not sure if the name has anything to do with the ancient Troy in Turkey. As a matter of fact, 'Troyan' derives from Via Trayana - a former Roman trade route crossing the mountain range near present-day Troyan. Troyan stretches along the northern foot of Middle Stara Planina - High Balkan Mountains right in the heart of Bulgaria. The closest bigger city is 30 kilometers away to the north - it's the local centre Lovech. South of Troyan, a road leads to the ridge of the mountains and the important Troyan pass (see below). Behind the mountains, the Valley of the Roses starts. It's around 130 km to the west to the capital Sofia.
Population is around 28 500 the town is rather small and the centre of an area, where agriculture and pottery play an important role. More interesting than the town itself is the monastery nearby (see below) and the road to the south, passing the Troyan pass.
The town itself is only 130 years old and therefore rather young. However, there are remainings of much older settlements in the area. Only a few kilometers away from the town, there's the Troyan Monastery. This monastery is the third biggest monastery of Bulgaria, right after Rila and Bachkovo Monastery. Troyan Monastery was founded at the end of the XVI century. Even during the long Ottoman occupation, the monastery remained active and played an important role for the resistance movement against the Ottomans.
Photos: Nikola Gruev
