![01.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/AL8qtji8SgwsC1yALNAcVqwTP3pUbNEWZ2aYSZ56TLYPVNnLABpBzhaK5FKuMiP.jpg) Today I want to show you a town in the Stara Planina Mountains located in Southeast Bulgaria - the town Sliven. My husband and I took a walk around the city center early in the morning. We passed by the Uzunova House, which is one of the three sites of the Dimitar Dobrovich Art Gallery. [//]:# (!worldmappin 42.68046 lat 26.31963 long d3scr) ![sliven (6 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EqNEeybGtnWTjGhdBobGmWNWpe9yMQkW9rZDYcWK4BwXoiLFE6zJpaTYTPYWpjCCe1W.jpg) The building is a cultural monument and houses a permanent exhibition of Western European graphics, while the ground floor of the building is used for temporary exhibitions. ![sliven (10 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/Epzz7g4YSKUfWd199G9uxqe5XKZNd4njej3rGTNsJwV8Ca6u9TgCKcmJRGCzyxqXdN4.jpg) More info: [gallerysliven.com](https://gallerysliven.com/za-nas/) We reached the Regional History Museum, which has a rich exhibition of artifacts, some of which are of world importance. [//]:# (!worldmappin 42.68036 lat 26.31803 long d3scr) ![sliven (16 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EqNFCymq4TPb94dA5Uunkdw6EibzB8wHQYXcc5nk9Be6cWrAbQTFwQcjmzAn3Pwimxu.jpg) More info: [museum.sliven.net](https://museum.sliven.net/) So early in the morning, there were almost no people in the center, but around us it was full of colorful, delicate violets, carefully arranged in the city alleys.

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![sliven (12 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EpT4EzKb7M1bCJopyvbNPbp513vvWFRFujtQQc73fWSWeZDFLUEssnLJ6dxqom4rwtz.jpg) ![sliven (19 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/Eptc1t2NAwJjS3DcKPSuntRarnZhe4xkBpfb8RBhSHoEmF479u8X3hcQsNXotahvgCQ.jpg) There was one place that I really wanted to visit and that was the place where the Old Elm is located - a centuries-old tree whose age is over 1100 years. [//]:# (!worldmappin 42.68055 lat 26.31696 long d3scr) ![sliven (21 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EqL8HCFbbMRPje36kajzPacziy58eqFyRxstG7E1vEQh83ZPujMvwdLv92AD8rQ5k4B.jpg) So we got there and I saw the tree which unfortunately did not look very good. According to Wikipedia: > The dying process that had begun became visible in 2014. The reason for the condition of the centuries-old tree is the Dutch disease trachyomycosis, which stops the movement of water in the stem and it dries up. ![sliven (22 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/Eq37U3jsNkJAYprFfJ8HnbK2FYe68gGPgYWdBgRzTvAzQzE2fc3NYXktVz3zD8i5ncJ.jpg) Care is taken for its conservation - the cavities are filled with reinforcing filler, there are holes left for natural ventilation. ![sliven (24 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EprShdfUX8ZixbaSR99SkAd9yVfW2FqR2ugRx2KCyc6RfQsgKzAaXWKe5qSPyM4hdZc.jpg) The old elm is one of the symbols of Sliven and is present in the city's coat of arms. sourse: [bg.wikipedia.org](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82_%D0%B1%D1%80%D1%8F%D1%81%D1%82_(%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD)) Nearby is the central square and the municipality building. There were Christmas decorations here and a decorated Christmas tree nearby. [//]:# (!worldmappin 42.68064 lat 26.31649 long d3scr) ![sliven (25 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EnWJyZWViodmvEhadKNeU4sM2oabnyeqzzdWfjgRrUckc887fpg5rhsKfZoQ3494K4b.jpg) ![sliven (26 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/Eq7NMESRWLFZtzBuEN4BUvCeyeexPw2mUhszU3qiTeGLfgtQKUY7D4ruXxNfAjo76d8.jpg) ![sliven (28 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EqWnhr7MisgGVro8G1rcxWEtYwda6iXKTjuig9yFzzmCczF8zkS6Ws9SjcGEirqEXaY.jpg) ![sliven (30 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EpQxHa2xv1M38xPaL78E4aW2836omSPBWX5UdaJfBZLM7HtMc5vj63x8YZjyF9Th2xz.jpg) ![sliven (31 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EqUerRVKBnCnMEiyM74fW9NemaLZFvfdWgA6PKnzJvDBz6dw9fCT7XFf6YpUUSx1TFG.jpg) ![sliven (32 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EnYTtDnGJaRdS1NBKbggxf3cTcqG2f4YZgKhzWvbbEWpiPKEHByHj5xtoTGZJWzw6cv.jpg) From afar, you can see the monument to Hadji Dimitar and the Sliven Revivalists. [//]:# (!worldmappin 42.68147 lat 26.31504 long d3scr) ![sliven (39 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EnWJQvJkUb1GVFH2sdaaDwvLvW3ZFmMucmXJkvAYWr4X7CLHCpkL3dxMcFmYZ2NqHAi.jpg) ![sliven (42 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EpnEAQvpNLzs76xpBm7XEqj2y5EQVicrMevKRqD1dRdV5yosa5aE7Bu3XdK6cvwGdcU.jpg) ![sliven (43 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EnYTGHqYJM7fkG3ZSJuYyykWC6PqewL9WT1MP9LqFA6iSMrspLMyFZtefF41YCcMuPg.jpg) ![sliven (40 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EpCALxbVZrrZJkWZtLkJtzbDXPvQiW8izfo65HHumc5rm58y3W82Z2WzqmNbQo6yYsb.jpg) Nearby is the Popska Garden, where we saw the "Bear" fountain, in the construction of which the sculptor Nikolay Sultanov participated. [//]:# (!worldmappin 42.68079 lat 26.31554 long d3scr) ![sliven (34 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EqNGAfZqmeN6ZgfnfV4HooivE6PGv1F4W6Vqf1B4mzgfanJSQ6BAYm6xT28NVeDoQZg.jpg) Right behind it is the cathedral church "St. Dimitar", which is one of the oldest churches of the Sliven diocese. > In its current form, it was built in 1831. The church "St. Dimitar" is a three-nave basilica 31 meters long and 15 meters wide with an area of 461 square meters. sourse: [opoznai.bg](https://opoznai.bg/view/katedralen-hram-sv-dimitar-sliven) [//]:# (!worldmappin 42.68092 lat 26.31523 long d3scr) ![sliven (36 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EqYuAdszxaR91nxEp3srCj8VHVL8hZQ15TScednYPBY6FhLjwGsz7zgiq35NX5b29Uq.jpg) ![sliven (45 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EqfHGJcVL4MRzkKye3Ni2KgaU67FBA1fhzqL77Kp1pRuH78E4oxDkH4BnVnB4onroE5.jpg) ![sliven (111 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EpzzEf5UvWBv8dxxycRTKLpBEhVgzS8iWiEaQD88CxdG6LkpypgHXk1TYnxKG2wLTSp.jpg) ![sliven (112 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EpT76nm8y9Lz8ymjaV8VTHbFvGNKaNEwPnCsFiCas4XXrFzCjLE1RV5Kvu84t95DbYy.jpg) ![sliven (47 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EprSgY9oE8pVyU9ft77KKkZbYgRxYyGzpR8YCTDMHnjCGN1Y29c8sZFNcV4wTDTJcmv.jpg) ![sliven (52 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EpxqpbiktYqp8MTedEH2nquhUn5sE3w6GbLqikCrURrYSVyMeGim1RNWkVc4e3ZkgrL.jpg) ![sliven (54 of 112).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/EqNFi3KGx1urNf3fxjw2zyT9VJ5jfMn1NyHRVysaJXmXmeeGca8UQBLERmu9Umi2PUC.jpg) **The walk in the center of Sliven was pleasant and interesting. I hope you enjoyed it too. Thank you for stopping by!** ![03.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/vesytz/23vsUgaC5gWsJUioJTdxjs92KeSemJB4njJJU1915KprQCVV3hSQZCxnmeGJdbpkuYg14.jpg) [//]:# (!worldmappin 42.68147 lat 26.31504 long d3scr)

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