Relaxing drive - Gabrovo - Uzana - Geographical center of Bulgaria

#jordansptravel #bulgaria #gabrovo #drivingtour Join me in this relaxing drive from Gabrovo to the Geographical center in Bulgaria trough a scenic mountainous road. The video was recorded on 25.08.2022. Enjoy! Instagram:   / jordansptravel   Facebook:   / jordansptravel   Driving videos playlist:    • Driving Videos   Black Sea playlist:    • Black Sea   Walking videos playlist:    • Walking Videos   Balkans videos playlist:    • Balkans   Rhodope videos playlist:    • Rhodope mountains   Greece videos playlist:    • Greece   Gabrovo is a city in central northern Bulgaria, situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River and is known as an international capital of humour and satire, as well as noted for its Bulgarian National Revival architecture. Gabrovo is also known as the longest town in Bulgaria, stretching over 25 km along the Yantra. The area around Gabrovo, inhabited since the Neolithic, gained economic importance after Veliko Tarnovo became capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire in the 12th century. Craftsmanship and trade prospered due to the proximity to both the capital and the Balkan passes. After the Ottoman invasion of the Balkans in the 14th century, the demographic position of Gabrovo changed significantly, as it was the only settlement in a considerably large geographic area and an attractive place for Bulgarians fleeing from the conquered capital and neighboring fortresses. It turned from a village into a small town and began to develop as an economic, cultural and spiritual center. Shortly before and after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878, Gabrovo developed as a center of industry on the basis of its economic traditions. Internationally known as a center of humour and satire, Gabrovo has two theatres, the Racho Stoyanov Drama Theatre and the puppet theatre, as well as House of Humour and Satire that serves as a cultural institute, a center, museum and gallery to popularize comic art. There are also cinemas, museums and memorial houses in the town and around it, most notably the Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex and the National Museum of Education at the Aprilov National High School. On a Saturday around the week of May 21, Gabrovo hosts an annual Carnival of Humor and Satire. In Gabrovo Province sites include the architectural reserve Bozhentsi. Hiking is widely available in the Central Balkan National Park and in the Bulgarka Nature Park, itself home to Ethnographic Complex Etara, Dryanovo Monastery, Sokolski Monastery, Shipka Pass, and the Uzana area. Uzana is a winter resort and the Geographical center of Bulgaria. Since 2008 the center has been included into the National Tourist Movement “100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria”. Music: Provided to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library Running Out • Patrick Patrikios Running Out ℗ YouTube Audio Library Released on: 2020-01-07 Auto-generated by YouTube. #relaxingdrive #scenicdrive #DriversView #TravelVideo #Travel #RoadTrip