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The royal city of Veliko Turnovo, the capital of the Second
Bulgarian Kingdom (1187-1393) is situated on three hills
- Tsarevets, Trapezitsa and Sveta Gora. These are circled
by the deepcutting Yantra River above whose magnificent
gorges sheer rocks rise into the sky. Perched one above
the other on the rocks, the houses reach right down to the
river bank.
Tsarevets Hill is a natural inaccessible fortress where
the royal palace, the patriarchate, and a multitude of small
cross-domed churches were built . A central place is occupied
by the ruins of the royal palace.
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