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In 13th-14th centuries the town was
a prospering crafts and trading
centre. Traders from Doubrovnik and
Armenia came here to do business.
Ovech was among the most important
metropolitan centres in Bulgaria
together with Tarnovo, Preslav,
Cherven, Drustur, and Sredets. It
was also called Purvada, Pravada but
after all the present day name of
Provadia was kept which sounds
similar to the first Greek name of
the settlement. For decades on end
this had been the place where the
famous “singing carts” (over 3000
per year) were made. After the
Liberation Provadia underwent a
brisk development and now it is the
west branch of the industrial axis
Varna-Devnya-Provadia. Six
kilometers south-east near the
railway station of Mirovo is one of
the biggest rock salt deposits in
the country (about 3900 m deep),
which serves for the production of
cooking salt.
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All travelers that had once visited the town
had been fascinated by its beauty - “In my
opinion there isn’t a more wonderful place
than this”, “A remarkable place”, “A town
having too nice a view”, “An incomparable
town”!
Landmarks in
Provadia
- The Revival Architecture Museum Complex
in the ancient Varosha Quarter with the well
known Lambov’s House;
- The Town Museum of History;
- The Svetoslav Obretenov’s House-Museum;
- The St. Nichola Church (1844);
- The Clock Tower (16th-17th century);
- The Old Bazaar
The remains of the medieval fortress
(Byzantine, Bulgarian, Turkish) are situated
immediately east above the town in the
Tashhisar area (or Kaleto). The rampart from
Asparuh’s state is also in the immediate
proximity of the town. The baths in Provadia
are 7 km south-east, near the railway
station of Mirovo (on the railway line Sofia
- Gorna Oryahovitsa - Varna).
Passengers travel to and from Provadia by
bus and train. The railway station is on the
main line Sofia-Gorna Oryahovitsa-Varna.
There are regular bus lines to Varna,
Shoumen, Devnya and other smaller towns and
villages in the district. There is a bus
station. Due to the short distance to Varna
the town favors the use of air and sea
transport.
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