Photos: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Pudelek (Marcin Szala), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Андрей Романенко, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Pudelek (Marcin Szala), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Андрей Романенко, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gurko Street, built into the cliff
Your local guide
Elena Todorova
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Highlights
- Houses built out over a cliff
- A balcony above the gorge
- Revival architecture, up close
- Builders working with the rock
- A street explained by a neighbour
About this tour
This session follows the row of Revival houses built directly into the cliff above the Yantra. You see the facades along the street and then the view down to the river from a balcony built out over the drop. It stays on this one street of houses.
I walk the street slowly, stopping at the balcony for a proper look at the drop below. Questions about how these houses were actually built come up throughout, and I do my best to answer them from what I know as a neighbour.
This suits anyone who wants Tarnovo's Revival architecture explained by someone who lives among it. It also works well paired with a session in the Asenova Quarter just below.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Veliko Tarnovo before heading out.
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Gurko Street Facades 21 min
The camera moves along the row of Bulgarian Revival houses, and I explain how each was built out over the cliff edge to gain extra rooms above the gorge.
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Balcony over the Yantra 21 min
You see the drop to the river from one of the street's balconies, and I point out how builders here worked with the rock face rather than levelling it.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Veliko Tarnovo: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Rakia (grape brandy) and Asenova Mahala, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Sofia time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Veliko Tarnovo, showing you Gurko Street Facades and Balcony over the Yantra live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I keep the phone angled out over the balcony rail so the drop below reads clearly.
Times shown in Sofia time (EET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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