АIf you want to learn more about town’s history and traditions, visit the exhibitions, situated in the National Revival Museum, Daskalolivnitsata, the church “St.Nicola”, Kamburov`s inn and the Ilarion Makariopolski`s house-museum.

ARCHITECTURE OF ELENA

     The revival architecture of Elena is cept to this day.

CHURCHES IN ELENA

     The town of Elena is known as the “Bulgarian Bethlehem” because there were three churches in the town during the Revival. At that time this was something unseen in any other Bulgarian town.

     The most sacred place in Elena is the old church“Saint Nikola”. There is data about its existence even before the 16th century. The church already was a book store-house as well in those ages - a bridge between Elena and the Tarnovo Literary School. The wall-paintings are incredibly precious and were announced to be cultural monuments of national importance.