Price: The tourist route starts from the center of Sopot and is extremely lightweight , suitable for lovers of nature and culture of all ages. Along no large displacement, the possibility of loss does not really exist. Departs from home of Ivan Vazov , which is now turned into a museum . Go north from the square , and after a few minutes passes called . Rada school and town church "St. Peter and Paul " , built in 1846 by Master Nicholas Trayanov .
During the Russo -Turkish War ( 1877 ) it was destroyed , but two years later it was restored to its original appearance. The church is located in a courtyard to the description in the novel " Under the Yoke" Rada school and in the neighborhood is founded in 1655 nunnery " Blessed Virgin" harboring repeatedly Vasil Levski .
From the trail turns to the northeast , moving between the houses of the city and a nice pine forest. Gradually enters the suburbs and Manastirski dol. Here lies one of the most beautiful monasteries in Bulgaria . At the place where the steep southern slopes of the Troyan Balkan associated with Karlovo valley sheltered Sopot monastery "St. Spas" . Founded in XIV century in the picturesque valley of the monastery and the river has become an important educational and revolutionary Renaissance Center , it is also burned to fetch the Turks in 1877. After the liberation was restored, but its church was never painted .
Endpoint of the route Anevsko kale (960 meters altitude ), continue northwest . This is the most strenuous part of the transition , as it overcomes a little more serious displacement and slope of the ground is relatively steep. The view , which reveals the remains of the fortress , however, compensate for the effort. As if our feet shirvat Sopot and Karlovo valley , enclosed by the soft hills of the Central forest to the south.
Anevsko fortress was built during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom was part of the strong city Kopsis but the place settlements existed since ancient times. The castle is well preserved to date , especially in the north and south towers of 10-15 meters high .
If you prefer not to return on the same route , you can go down south to the village Anevo ( Sopot municipality , province Plovdiv) , from using the road leads to the town for about half an hour. The total length of the transition period is about 2-3 hours.
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