Etar and Sokolski Monastery Photo Gallery by andreev22 at pbase.com

Etar and Sokolski Monastery

Etar or Etara (the same thing)
Named after the old name of the Yantra River - Etar is an Ethnographic open air museum situated 8 km south of Gabrovo's center. (Gabrovo is a very long town along a river). The complex was open in 1964 - the preliminary design and key project work are credited to Lazar Donkov (1908-1976). The exhibition shows in a lively presentation, with the participation of craftsmen and animators, the architecture, ethnography, folklore, the older crafts, traditional cuisine, the home interiors and the costumes in Gabrovo and its region from the Renaissance - 18/19th century.
The exhibition includes 47 places of interest, trade workshops and water driven facilities. Represented crafts: Bakery, Braid making, Confectionery, Carving (wood), Copper smithery, Flour milling, Cowbell making, Flute making, Furriery, Gold smithery, Icon painting, Pottery,Turnery .... etc. For more information in English, Russian, German and Bulgarian you can visit the official web site:
http://www.etar.org/

Etar 7083	Etar 7125	Etara 5178	Etar 7126	Etara 5171
Etara 5175a	Etar 7143	Etar 7092	Etara 7100	Etara 5228
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Etar 7233	Etara 5247	Etara 5251	Etar 7312	Etar 7245
Etar 7231	Etara 5254	Etar 7156	Etar 7301	Etara 7347
Etar, sofra and fireplace 7266	Etar 7247	Etar 7355	Etar 7328	Etar 7289
Etar 7154	Etar 7268	Etar map 7084	Sokolski Monastery 5268	Sokolski Monastery 5276
Sokolski Monastery 5280	Sokolski Monastery 5285	Sokolski Monastery 5288	Sokolski Monastery 5290	Sokolski Monastery 5297

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