TROYAN MONASTERY............................8 KMTROYAN MONASTERY IS THE THIRD LARGEST MONASTERYIN BULGARIA AFTER THE RILA AND THE BACHKOVOMONASTERIES.IT IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE MAIN HISTORICALAND CULTURAL ATTRACTION OF THE WHOLE REGION.IT ISSITUATED ON THE BANK OF THE CHERNI OSSAM RIVER.ITWAS ESTABILISHED IN 16 TH CENTURY AND ITSARCHITECTURE,WOOD CARVINGS AND INCREDIBLEFRESCOES ARE A REAL MASTERPIECE, PAINTED BYZAHARY ZOGRAF ONE OF BULGARIAS MOST FAMOUS MURALPAINTERS OF THE REVIVAL PERIOD.DURING THE 19 THCENTURY THE MONASTERY WAS A FAMOUS LITERALY ANDREVOLUTIONARY CENTRE.A GREAT TREASURE OF THETROYAN MONASTERY IS THE MIRACULOUS ICON OF THETHREE HANDED HOLY VIRGIN.BEKLEMETO AREA.............................25 KMBEKLEMETO IS A MOUNTAIN RESORT CENTRE NEAR THETROYAN PASS 1320 M.ABOVE SEA LEVEL.THE RESORTOFFERS EXCELLENT FACILITIES FOR WINTER TOURISM.SNOW COVER HOLDS ABOUT 170 DAYS IN THE YEAR. ITIS A STARTING POINT FOR VARIOUS HIKING ROUTESALONG THE TROYAN PART OF THE BALKAN MOUNTAIN.KOZYA STENA RESERVE AREA....................30 KMSHIPKOVO SPA RESORT.........................8 KMCHERNI OSSUM VILLAGE MUSEUM OF NATURALHISTORY................15 KMORESHAK VILLAGE MUSEUM OFCRAFTS................................8 KM.THE NATINAL FAIR AND EXHIBITION OF FOLK ARTISTICCRAFTS IN THE VILLAGE OF ORESHAK IS THE ONLY ONEOF ITS KIND IN BULGARIA. TEH COMPLEX HAS ANEXPOSITION AREA OF 4 500 SQUARE METRES IN 9EXHIBITION HALLS.THERE ARE MORE THEN 1000 PIECESOF ART AS CERAMICS,WOOD CARVING, METAL WORK,TEXTILES,EMBROIDERIES,JEWELLERY, GUNS AND MANYOTHERS.