castle
Tsarevets Fortress
The medieval stronghold of the Second Bulgarian Empire in Veliko Tarnovo, spectacularly illuminated at night with a sound and light show.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Lyaskovets
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria · Europe
About Lyaskovets
Lyaskovets is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Parvomaytsi, 7km from Tsarevets Fortress.
Lyaskovets is in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, with about 8,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Parvomaytsi, about 8 km away.
Lyaskovets (Bulgarian: Лясковец [ˈʎaskovet͡s]) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, located in homonymous municipality of Veliko Tarnovo Province, 10 km northeast of Veliko Tarnovo, 2 km southeast of Gorna Oryahovitsa and 5 km south of the Yantra River, north of the Balkan Mountains. Its name comes from the wordRead more
leska ('hazel') or leshnik ('hazelnut'), because the tree was abundant in the area. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 10,314.
Lyaskovets Peak, in the sub-Antarctic, is named after the town.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Lyaskovets?
Within an hour or so of Lyaskovets: Tsarevets Fortress (7 km), Veliko Tarnovo (10 km), Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex (46 km), Buzludzha Monument (50 km).
Are there any good drives near Lyaskovets?
The nearest famous roads are Shipka Pass and Troyan Pass (Beklemeto).
Where is Lyaskovets?
Lyaskovets is in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, about 8 km from Parvomaytsi.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,488
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Region
- Veliko Tarnovo
- Timezone
- Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates
- 43.1111, 25.7283
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Worth the detour from Lyaskovets
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Veliko Tarnovo
The spectacular hilltop former capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, with houses cascading down cliffs above the winding Yantra River.
10 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex
An open-air museum village near Gabrovo where water-driven workshops from the Bulgarian Revival still operate: craftsmen forge, weave and carve along a lane of 50 reconstructed houses powered by the Sivek river.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Buzludzha Monument
A colossal flying-saucer-shaped Communist monument abandoned on a 1,432m Balkan peak.
50 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
Shipka Pass
A historic 1,150m Balkan Mountains pass crowned by the Freedom Monument commemorating the 1877 battle.
51 km · about 60 min drive
waterfall
Krushuna Waterfalls
Turquoise travertine cascades tumbling through forested terraces in central Bulgaria.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Lyaskovets
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 51 kmShipka PassA historic 1,150m Balkan Mountains pass crowned by the Freedom Monument commemorating the 1877 battle.
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