Ovech Castle lies in Provadia town in the northeastern Bulgaria, in Varna Province, close to the Black Sea. The medieval Bulgarian name corresponds directly to ovca = sheep. Ovech was key center of the First Bulgarian Empire with an important monastery at the modern village of Ravna, of the church consecrated in 897, and a major scriptorium of the Preslav Literary School. The rebel leader and subsequently emperor of Bulgaria Ivaylo defeated in 1279 a 10,000-strong Byzantine army near the city. During the Second Bulgarian Empire in the 14th century Ovech was the seat of a metropolitan. Ottomans captured Ovech after a long siege in 1388. In the 17th and 18th century Provadia /Turkish name/ was a commercial center of the Ottoman Empire and inhabited by many Jewish and Ragusan /Dubrovnik/merchants. The 16th-17th-century Dubrovnik-style church still stands in the nearby village of Dobrina.

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"Nice location, clean Recommended in the summer, but I was there in the winter and it was very cold in the room."

AED 564 total

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14 Jun - 15 Jun

"Nice modern hotel in an excellent central location near the Sea Garden and main thoroughfare. Good sized rooms with plenty amenities "

AED 517 total

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23 May - 24 May

Studio, Balcony | Living area | Flat-screen TV

"Extremely helpful and service minded staff. And the coffee is excellent too. 😃"

AED 203 total

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22 May - 23 May

"Hotel is very central, it's quiet and very clean"

AED 325 total

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26 May - 27 May

"It is probably best hotel to stay in Varna, we will definitely comeback another time."

AED 461 total

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29 May - 30 May

"Excellent "

AED 399 total

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22 May - 23 May

Suite | Premium bedding, minibar, desk, iron/ironing board

"The stairs are spiraling, not really comfortable, especially when you are with the baggage. No present elevator. "

AED 185 total

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21 May - 22 May

"Centrally located, exceptional receptionists, pleasant stay overall, highly recommended for Varna."

AED 405 total

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22 May - 23 May

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Not the room I booked but fine

"Booked a ‘ground floor room with window’, which had photos of a double bed. Was given a tiny single room with the toilet and shower in the room itself, just screened by the shower screen, on the third floor. However, I paid a low price, they have a lift, the room had everything I needed, the location is great and I managed to find a parking space on the next street over, so overall my stay was ok."

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