Pleven Travel Guide

 Childish Says:  Svetlin Roussev is a renown Bulgarian painter, born in Pleven. He donated 400 works of his collection of paintings and sculptures of Bulgarian and foreign artists.The permanent exhibition resides in a building that served as a public bath till 1970s.The exhibition contains... 

 Childish Says:  The regional historical museum resides in a building that was originally planned for barracks in 1888. The exposition is organized in five themes - Archeology, Ottoman period and Revival, Modern History, Ethnography and Nature, showing the history, culture, flora and fauna... 

 Childish Says:  This is the house of the family of Vatsov, where the Russian Tsar Alexander II was accommodated on December, 11th, 1877 after fall of Pleven. The captured Turkish general Osman pasha was presented there to the Russian Tsar.In this house lived also the first military governor... 

 Childish Says:  There was a church on the place from medieval times. In the 13th century there was a temple built by traders of Dubrovnik. The church was built and rebuilt many times. Today's building dates back to 1834. In order to follow the rules for churches buildings at the time of... 

 Childish Says:  The memorial chapel St. George was built in honour of 31,000 Russian and 7,500 Romanian soldiers, who fell during the Siege of Pleven in 1877. The chapel was built between 1903 and 1907 by the project of the architect P. Koychev and was named after the patron saint of... 

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 Ivo_K Says:  This is a newly opened cosy and clean cafe and confectionery in Pleven. It is situated not far from the town centre and the pedestrian zones as well as some main attractions like the historical museum, the town garden and the park-musem "Skobelev". We found it not only... 

 Ivo_K Says:  This is a restaurant situated in the very centre of the city, next to the famous old church. The building is owned by the Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox church and that's why it was named "Paraklisa" (The Chapel). The venue was opened years ago, but it changed tenant/owner and... 

 Ivo_K Says:  This restaurant was opened several years ago, but still keeps the image of cooking and serving great food at affordable prices. It is situated a little bit away from the city centre, relatively close to the famour park Kailuka and offers quite a nice menu of traditional... 

 Ivo_K Says:  This relatively recenltly opened restaurant is located in the very centre of Pleven. It is actually under the ground and that's why it's plus the fact that it pretends to be a tradional Bulgarian folk restaurant (as interior and cuisine) this venue is called "Starata Izba"... 

 Ivo_K Says:  This is a cozy restautant located in the very centre of Pleven with 90 seats inside (this is the smoking area) and a small winter garden (claimed to be the area for non-smokers) that is easily turned into a summer garden during the warm months of the year. The restautant is... 

 Ivo_K Says:  This is the last restaurant remaining from a chain of pizza restaurants in Pleven from the near past (they have also one seasonal outlet in Sozopol at the Bulgarian seaside). It is located in the central part of the town nearby the Balkan hotel and the Medical Institute of... 

 Ivo_K Says:  There are several taxi companies a tourist can trust while he/she is in Pleven, the situation has changed a LOT since the previous review written several years ago. These companies even reject your call and call you immediately after that at their expense. Their cars have... 

 Been_there Says:  Don't you guys ever exchange foreign currency out on the street with a "helpful" stranger unless you want to get ROBBED.Best bet is go to the bank and don't ever ever fall for those guys' tempting exchange rates. 

 meteff Says:  Pleven municipality occupies the middle part of the Danube plateau. It is located in the heart of Mizia area, an agricultural region, fenced by medium in height lime hills. The central location in Northern Bulgaria determines its importance as a major administrative,...