Lom: Hotels and Accommodation

Lom is situated on the Danube at the mouth of the Lom River. To the north of the city, directly on the Danube, lies the ancient city of Almus; it is designated as a cultural monument of national importance.

Those wishing to book a hotel in Lom can continue their accommodation search afterwards. For orientation in the area, there is a tourist cultural information centre on the banks of the Danube in the Boruna neighbourhood. The port of Lom is connected to Bulgaria’s national railway and road networks.

Culture and History

The Historical Museum in Lom was founded on 20 September 1925 as the “Almus” Archaeological Society. Its departments cover archaeology, Bulgarian history from the 15th to the 19th century, modern history, ethnography and art.

The historic newspaper kiosk was restored in 2018 and, according to historians, is Bulgaria’s oldest kiosk for selling newspapers. The Church of St Nicholas in Boruna is a protected cultural monument and was restored in 1885. Its icons are associated with painters from the Debar Art School; the history of the local religious school dates back to 1760.

Lom’s fire watchtower houses a fire service museum. The Cathedral of the Assumption is Lom’s largest church and has been an architectural cultural monument since 1974. The Church of St Nicholas was approved in 1832 and built from hewn stone.

The “Postoyanstvo 1856” community centre was founded in 1856 and is associated with the beginnings of Bulgarian theatre and music, library work and folklore, as well as with the “Krastyo Pishurka” Drama Theatre. The theatre has staged nearly 500 plays.

Around the town festival on 17 September, a solo exhibition by a local artist or an artist associated with the town is held every year. The Dobridol Monastery of the Holy Trinity is picturesquely situated on a small hill amid the surrounding ravines.

Leisure

The Danube Park has new facilities for children of different age groups, offering opportunities for physical activity outdoors. It also has designated open spaces equipped with benches, waste bins and a new surface.

Festivals and Local Life

At the traditional Trifon Zarezan festival in the Sadovete area, the programme includes vine pruning, the election of a wine king and a competition for the best white and red wine. The best homemade wines from the area are sampled at the Okopa pavilion.

Other places: Bukovets, Montana, Varshets, Chiprovtsi, Boychinovtsi.

For the higher-level travel overview: Montana Province.