Medven Bulgaria - Travel Guide, Tours, Hotels and Photos - Pictures of Bulgaria

The village of Medven lies 12km to the southeast of the village of Kotel with a regular bus line running between the two. Here, visitors can see more than 120 cultural monuments dating back to the Bulgarian Renassaince period. The most famous of these is the House-Museum of Zahari Stoyanov, where the remarkable Bulgarian revolutionary and writer was born. Of special interest are the Yurta and Cherni Dol Architectural Ensembles, as well as the St. Marina Church built in 1882. There are remains of a big medieval fortress, too.