Petropavlovski cache Traditional Geocache

The cache is 15 metres away from some tall cliffs. The cache is perfectly accessible through flat terrain, HOWEVER, DO NOT get too close to the edge of the cliffs. Please, do not visit the cache during the night. Upon finding it, you’ll be rewarded with a beautiful view over the Balkan Mountains.

Information about the monastery: It is believed that the Petropavlovski monastery was built during the rule of the Asenevtsi family but there is no written evidence to confirm it. After Bulgaria was included within the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire, it was several times set on fire and then rebuilt. In 1662, it became famous even outside the Ottoman Empire and Russia’s Peter the Great gifted it with a gold-plated Gospel. The monastery was among the most active participants in the struggle of the Bulgarian people against the Ottoman rule, which must be due to its inaccessibility and at the same time, proximity to the old capital. For instance, the famous uprising inspired and instigated by Tarnovo’s widow Mara, and led by her son Stoyan and his friend Mircho was arranged in 1700 at the monastery and started from there with the monastery’s father Sofronnii also being one of the plotters. Similarly to other monasteries, The Petropavlovski one gave a shelter to prosecuted rebels, including the national hero, Vassil Levski, and also became a meeting place for him and other famous revolutionaries such as Matey Preobrazhenski Mitkaloto, Georgi Izmirliev, Ivan Panov Semerdzhiev and Bacho Kiro Petrov. Besides taking active part in the revolutionary movement of the Bulgarian people, in 1874 metropolitan Ilarion Makariopolski opened the first theological school in Bulgaria within the monastery, which continued functioning until 1885. Regretfully, the 1913 earthquake had its grave consequences for this monastery as well. It destroyed the monastery’s church, the east residential part and some other buildings. Nowadays, following a lengthy reconstruction, St Peter and Pavel welcome visitors from all parts of the world.

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In Bulgarian: Sakrovishteto se namira blizo do Petropavlovski manastir. Mozhe da posetite manastira i da se nasladite na spokoystvieto i krasivata gledka, koyato se otkriva kam Dunavskata ravnina i Stara Planina. Mozhe da se otpravite kam Veliko Tarnovo ili da razgledate arhitekturniyat rezervat i selo Arbanasi. Gradovete Lyaskovets i Gorna Oryahovitsa se namirat pod manastira. V rayona na manastira shte otkriete stsenata, na koyato vsyaka nechetna godina se provezhda folkloren festival. Mozhe da gledate kratko video ot festivala tuk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJr06N6PMTQ . PS: Sakrovishteto se namira na 15 metra ot visoki skali. Do nego se dostiga po raven teren, no ne se priblizhavayte do raba na skalite. Molya, ne poseshtavayte sakrovishteto vecher. Sled kato go namerite, shte badete vaznagradeni s krasiva gledka kam Stara Planina.

Kratka informatsia za manastira. Smyata se, che Petropavlovskiyat manastir e bil postroen po vremeto na upravlenieto na Asenovata familiya, no nyama sigurni istoricheski svedenia za tova. Sled padaneto na Balgaria pod tursko robstvo, manstirat e nekolkotratno razrushavan i sagrazhdan nanovo. Prez 1662g. toy se proslavya dori i izvan predelite na Osmanskata imperia i slavata mu stiga do Rusiya, podtikvayki ruskiyat imperator Petar Veliki da dari manastira s pozlateno Evangelie. Po vreme na turskoto robstvo, manastirat vzima aktivno uchstie v natsionalosvoboditelni borbi na balgarskia narod, koeto mozhe da se obyasni kakto s negovata blizost do starata stolitsa, taka i s trudnata mu dostapnost. Taka naprimer, izvestnoto vazstanie na tarnovskata vdovitsa Mara, vodeno ot neynia sin Stoyan i saratnika mu Mircho e zaplanuvano prez 1700g. v manastira i e tragnalo po kasno ot tuk, kato samiyat igumen Sofroniy e edin ot organizatorite mu. Osven tova Petropavlovskiyat manastir e ukrival vastanitsi, byagashti ot turskite poteri i e daval sreshta na izvestni natsionalni geroy kato Vasil Levski, Matey Preobrazhenski Mitkaloto, Georgi Izmirliev, Ivan Panov Izmirliev i Bacho Kirov Petrov. Osven uchastieto si v osvoboditelnite borbi, prez 1874g. mitropolit Ilarion Makariopolski otvarya parvata balgarska seminaria v manastira, koyato prodalzhava da sashtestvuva do 1885g. Za neshtastie prez 1913g. golyamo zemetresenie po tezi zemi razrushava manastirskata cherkva, iztochnoto Krilo na manastira i nyakolko drugi po malki postroyki. Sled dalga rekonstruktsiya, ponastoyashtem Sv. Petar i Pavel priemat posetiteli ot vsichki kraishta na sveta.

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