Museum
House museum Ivan Vazov Sopot

Patriarch of Bulgarian literature Ivan Vazov was born on July 9, 1850 in Sopot in the old house of its kind built in the XVIII century by his grandfather. It was burned in July 1877 during the Russo-Turkish War. Restoration of the house began in 1931 The interior of the home is based upon information Vazov brothers and Vala Vazova-Fetvadzhiev. As a source for the reconstruction of the interior was used Vazov and creativity, especially his novel "Under the Yoke". In one room of the house with the idea of the director of the Ethnographic Museum in Sofia was restored Barbershop Hadji Achilles Vazov with colorful characters from the story "Hadji Achilles" and his novel "Uncles".

On 6 June 1935 the house was officially opened as a museum. Tsar Boris III restored speech to the native house of the poet, cut the ribbon and declared it open. In 1964, the museum received the status of a cultural monument of national importance. It saved a lot of personal belongings Vazov and his family, including rugs and rugs made by the mother of the writer Suba Vazova.

The courtyard houses several buildings that house the different exposures. You can even see the hand loom, which Vazov mother is difficult. In the cobbled courtyard, decorated with trees and flowers, goes with water vada, which is very typical of Sopot streets and yards. Small gate leads to a neighboring yard, where is located the exhibition hall.

The museum is located in downtown, offered lectures by tour that cost five BGN. You can buy a family ticket which costs 4 BGN. Seal of travel book you can get the frame of the museum.