But Sibila Marinova, manager of Veliko Tarnovo’s intensive care unit, says all 10 beds in its COVID-19 ICU ward are occupied and she feels angry that so many Bulgarians are refusing to get jabbed.

The medieval Mother of God Monastery in Veliko Tarnovo was one of the major archaeological discoveries in Bulgaria in 2014. Its ruins are located to the southeast of the fortress wall of the Tsarevets ...

(Image credit: Veliko Tarnovo Regional History Museum) Researchers used an excavator to remove the tops of the tombs. (Image credit: Kalin Chakarov) A bird's-eye view of the double burial in Bulgaria.

Veliko Tarnovo – known locally as the City of Tsars – is located on a series of dramatic hills overlooking the Yantra River. It features two historic and modern centres but lacks an overall urban ...