The Oslekov House in Koprivshtitsa

Trip · About 2 hours east

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A museum town of painted Revival houses in the Sredna Gora mountains, where the April Uprising began.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Koprivshtitsa: the back story

    Koprivshtitsa·In depth: history

    A mountain town of painted houses, where the April Uprising of 1876 began.

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What to see

  1. A painted merchant’s house

    Oslekov House

    Koprivshtitsa·House museum·Ticket

    The finest Revival house in Koprivshtitsa, with a painted façade and furnished rooms.

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  2. Cobbled lanes and bridges

    Koprivshtitsa old town

    Koprivshtitsa·Historic town

    Cobbled lanes, stone bridges and colourful houses in the mountains.

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Getting there

  1. About 2 hours

    Getting to Koprivshtitsa

    Koprivshtitsa·Travel options

    About two hours from Sofia by car; by train, then a local bus from the station.

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