Targovishte Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Targovishte municipality, Targovishte oblast, Bulgaria
About Targovishte
Targovishte's name comes from Slavic roots that can be interpreted as "trading place", or less literally, "market town" - this is why several settlements with almost identical names can be found all around theBalkans. Until 1934, the settlement was known as Eski Dzhumaya ('Ески Джумая'), from the Turkish Eski Cuma (or Cumayı), "Old Friday [Market]" or "Old Gathering". Targovishte lies in a relatively flat valley in the north-eastern part of the Bulgarian Danubian Plain, between the low heights of the Ludogorie (Turkish: Deliorman) to the north-east and the Preslavska Mountain to the south-west, a part of the Predbalkan, the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. A small river, Vrana ("black" or "crow"), runs through the city before flowing into the Kamchia. Like many Bulgarian cities, Targovis
Top Attractions in Targovishte
Explore the best things to see and do in Targovishte:
- ★Archaeological Exhibition
- ★Art Gallery Nikola Marinov
- ★Borovo Oko Lake
- ★Coat of Arms
- ★Dormition of the Mother of God Church
- ★Ethnographic Museum
- ★House-museum of Nikola Simov
- ★Liberty Square
Where to Eat in Targovishte
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Burger Bar
- 🍴Cake/coffee shop Zlatnata Ribka ("The Goldfish")
- 🍴Pizza Place
- 🍴Restaurant Borovo Oko
- 🍴Restaurant Lovna Sreshta
Where to Stay in Targovishte
- 🏨Hotel Complex White Horse
- 🏨Hotel Han Krum
- 🏨Hotel Idol
- 🏨Hotel Moesia
- 🏨Mladost Hut
- 🏨Terra Europe Hotel
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