Lesicharka: Hotels and Accommodation

Nature

Lesicharka’s natural attractions include the Bacho Kiro Cave. It has been designated a natural landmark since 1962 and features a 700-metre section developed for visitors. Lesicharka is included in the land area designated as the protected Natura 2000 site BG0000214 “Dryanovo Monastery”. Those wishing to book a hotel in Lesicharka can then continue their accommodation search.

Culture

The Etar Open-Air Museum features a semi-detached house from Lesicharka dating from the 19th century. The house was built around the middle of the 19th century; its reconstruction in Etar began in 1969 based on the sketches and drawings of Lazar Donkov.

The second upper floor of the Lesicharka house contains an icon-painting studio. The Mutafchiya workshop in Etar demonstrates traditional production using original tools. The Mutafchiya craft associated with the Lesicharka house uses animal hair to make carpets, bags, saddlebags, coarse blankets and sacks.

At the leather workshop in Etar, visitors can view and buy traditional products made from calfskin and lambskin. The Church of St. Petka Bulgarian in Lesicharka was consecrated in 1834.

Routes

The Bozhentsi–Dryanovo Monastery route connects two historical and cultural centres in Gabrovo Province. It requires no special equipment, passes above Subotkovtsi and continues to Boruna Fortress, the Bacho Kiro Cave and Dryanovo Monastery.

A guided cultural route connects the exhibition of the Dryanovo Historical Museum at Dryanovo Monastery with a guided visit to the Bacho Kiro Cave. The Dryanovo cultural route also includes a path along the Dryanovska eco-trail to the remains of Boruna Fortress. Rock climbing using single-rope alpine technique on rocks up to 80 metres high is listed for the area around Dryanovo Monastery.

More local pages: Kozi Rog, Vlaychovtsi, Aprilov, Vranilovtsi, Subotkovtsi, Gabrovo, Stomanetsite, Baevtsi.

To the higher-level travel overview: Gabrovo.