Logistics-roads, railroads, airports

The regional road network is long - 1599 km - that is 4.4% of the whole road network of the country. Its density is higher than the average of the entire country.

The geographic location of the region of Veliko Turnovo in one of the crossroads in Bulgaria and the Balkans. Most traffic from North of Europe to South West Europe, Turkey and the Middle East and vice versa  passes through the area.

Along the West-East route through the region is the national highway "Hemus" connecting  Sofia and Varna. 

One of the most important advantages of the traffic infrastructure of the region is the international airport in the town of Gorna Oriahovitsa. It works non-stop and with state-of-the-art equipment. It takes in cargo, passenger and charter flights from all over the road.

The huge  railway junction in Gorna Oriahovitsa is of national significance for the Republic railway traffic and the International Railway Corridors, passing through the region. Here, the European road E-680 /Sofia-Varna/ and a part of the E-95 /Rouse- Gorna Oriahovitsa- Podkova/, are crossing each other. .

These roads are categorized in the European agreement for combined transport. The whole length of the railway network is 288km- that is 6.7% of the whole railway network of the country. To the north, the region of Veliko Turnovo borders with the river Danube. The port of the town of Svishtov is built on the southern side of the river and is the main port for the region as it connects Bulgaria with the countries situated on the Central Danube (Hungary, Austria and Germany). The port provides inexpensive, ecological traffic of long-distance mass cargoes and boat trips along the Danube for tourists and birdwatchers.

The distance  from Sofia Airport to Veliko Turnovo is  250 km. and from  Gorna Oryahovitsa Cargo Airport to Veliko Turnovo -only 7 km .

Education

The municipality of Veliko Turnovo is the biggest one by geographic size and population in the region, therefore it is an educational, cultural, tourism and historical centre. It boasts with  of the on largest university in Bulgaria- "St. St. Cyril and Methodious". There are courses in  humanities, economics and informational technologies. Veliko Turnovo University is a member of the Association of the European Universities, the International Association of Universities and the Eastern European  University network. It is connected with some related

 universities in France and the University "Friedrich Schiller" of Yen, Germany.  Cultural/Recreation Resources

Tourism is one of the most significant trends in the economy of the country  and Veliko Turnovo and the  region has a rich combination of prerequisites for tourism development: remarkable nature and land shaft , historical and cultural memorials, unique architecture, many monasteries, temperate climate, mineral springs and hunting farms.

Places to visit and  tourist information

Architectural museum reserves Tsarevets, Trapezitsa, Momina Krepost, Arbanassi.

Patriarchal church "Ascension" on Tsarevets Hill; the churches "St. Dimitrius of Thessalonica" , "St. George", "Forty Holy Martyrs" and "St. Peter and St. Paul";