The Town
Koprivshtitsa straggles along either side of the River Topolnitsa, whose tributaries divide the town into five quarters ( mahala ) where stone bridges and the burble of water enhance the beauty of the architecture . More than 380 of the town's houses date from the National Revival era, the most elaborate from 1842 to 1870, when the symmetrical Plovdiv style took hold. Many have large wooden gates with separate doors for people and wagons; carved stone fountains and troughs adorn the cobbled lanes that wend between them. The total effect is both delicate and rugged, as red, blue and ochre-painted stucco counterpoints the natural tones of wood and stone. The six house-museums open to the public can be visited in any order, but the most obvious starting point is from the main square , dominated by the stone Apriltsi Mausoleum , inscribed "Let us guard the national liberty for which the heroes of the rising of 1876 fell." A combined ticket valid for all the houses (US$2.50) is available at the museum administration office on the main square, which can also provide an English-speaking guide (US$5), or at the Oslekov or Kableshkov houses. Tickets for individual houses are priced at US$1 each.
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