The town of Koprivshtitsa is one of the 28 places in Bulgaria, where projects in the field of eco tourism are realized by European investments. The first step is the opening of an information tourist centre, the construction of a children’s playground, a bridge and 18 eco routes. The town is already a starting point for many tourist routes and picturesque eco tracks, but the municipality intends to widen the popularity of the town and develop the tourism in the area. And the town has surely a lot to offer to its visitors due to its history, numerous historic monuments, picturesque nature and fascinating atmosphere.
Koprivshtitsa is a picturesque little town-museum and is also a reserve of architecture and history, tucked away amidst the pretty rounded ridges of Sredna Gora Range. It is located at a distance of 100 km east of Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) and offers to everybody who visits it an unforgettable stroll into the kaleidoscope of the past. The mеandering, cobblestone-paved little streets that squeeze between the tall stone-wall fences, the heavy wooden gateways with little built-in doors, and the beautiful wooden houses - symbol of wealth and prosperity of their owners, the wonderful arched bridges over river Topolnitsa and her tributaries, and the numerous stone fountains are a remarkable expression of the creative inventiveness and the high building culture of the men that built them. Finding oneself among those dear old-time relics, one has the feeling that one has also landed in another epoch, namely the second half of 19tn century, the epoch of Bulgarian Renaissance. And only the fast modern automobiles, the up-to-date dressed inhabitants of the town and the numerous groups of Bulgarian and foreign tourists somewhat upset this picture. When did this settlement come into being, who was its founder and where its name has come from is difficult to tell nowadays: many centuries have past and there is no one we can ask these questions. Probably this was the reason for the people"s fantasy to invent numerous legends and sagas…