Holy Forty Martyrs Church

A lovely calm place that is worth a quick visit. Great atmosphere, with parts of the wall intact from ancient times. The lady at the ticket desk was very nice. The entire area is incredible. Various churches and the two bridges. The river and the greens. You can then make your way up to to the Trapenitza fortress.

Entrance is right after the bridge, and then under it. 2022 it's 6BGN per adult. Very kind people there. The Church is a historical landmark with a lot going on. If you're interested in history, you'll love this place.

Amazing place! This church built 1230 is super important in Bulgarian history. Quiet and hidden treasure of Veliko Tarnovo. You can sit next to the grave of Medieval Bulgarian tzar Kaloyan and reflect on meaning of eternal categories like life, love, time, beauty, faith. Inside this small church there is a solid marble column with a sign dating from 9th century Bulgarian Khan Omurtag saying “A man, even if his life is good, dies and someone else is born, but he leaves behind what he have built...” Surrounded by those gorgeous medieval walls that thought makes you a builder instead of demolisher.

A church with long history and significance, renovated nicely on the outside but looking bland and cold on the inside. A little overpriced for what it offers. Beautiful views from the outside.

While the church is full of history, it lacks the spirit of old, since it was completely renovated and rather empty. 6 BGN is a price for almost every ticket in Veliko Tarnovo. For this church is overpriced.

Beautiful culturally significant church. The artefacts are fascinating. The preservation is not good but overall they did their best. The disappointing part were historically INACURATE gravestones of royal figures. These stones have symbolic meaning but they are far away from the reality.

Honestly, I thought the renovations make the place look modern. Also, there is lack of information to make one care. I understand it’s supposed to be a key historical site and where some rulers were buried, but I only found that out by looking it up after visiting because I was so underwhelmed. It would be nice to include some explanatory material in English and other languages.

Very important medival eastern orthodox curch . Super worth to get a very knowledgable guide for 10 lev in Bulgarian/ 20 lev English because there are no signs inside. Graves of many important Tsar and two Colums with writing( Arsen, Omurtag). Back of the church is still original!