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Leaving central Pleven by either of the main southbound boulevards, San Stefano or Vardar, it's 2km to the extensive Kailaka park , laid out around the lush and rocky Tuchenitsa defile, and connected by regular buses to the town centre. Site of a Thracian settlement that the Romans took over and named Storgosia, it's here that the citizens of Pleven unwind at weekends, taking advantage of the park's swimming baths, watersports facilities, and open-air theatre. There are also a couple of restaurants, including the Peshtera , in a cave at the foot of a limestone cliff - and below the baths a monument to the Jews who perished here in 1944 when the camp in which they were imprisoned was destroyed by fire. (Although anti-Semitism has never been prevalent in Bulgaria, the government jailed the Salonikan Jews during the latter stages of the war to appease its Nazi allies.) Three kilometres up the River Tuchenitsa, a bronze statue of General Totleben (Russian hero of the 1877 seige) surmounts the Totleben rampart which separates two reservoirs: the lower reservoir is a popular bathing venue in summer. Not far from the entrance to the park on San Stefano is the castellated Basein sports complex (daily 9am-8pm; 1Lv), which has a small swimming pool, basketball court and snack bar. Trolleybuses #3 and #7 connect central Pleven with the northern entrance to the park. Another bus, #5, continues onwards to the reservoirs.
Kailaka is greatZaro says "Kailaka park is wonderful place for bike riding. The park is 15 km long and it is situated in a beautiful canion. Kailaka is the biggest city park in Bulgaria. There is a zoo in Kailaka.
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