If there is a place in picturesque Bulgaria which you must not omit, this is definitely Targovishte – a natural crossroad of ancient cultures and trade roads.

The town of Targovishte is a district and municipal administrative centre. It is situated on an important historical and geographic crossroad - between the Danube and the Stara Planina Mountain, on the international road Е 772 "Sofia - Veliko Tarnovo - Varna and the road "Rousse - Sliven". The closeness of the town to the exit points of the country - Varna (110 km) and Rousse (100 km), turns it into a natural strategic crossroad of these destinations. There is also a convenient linkage to the Bosphore and Lesser Asia through the Stara Planina Mountain and the Southern Bulgaria.

Thirteen kilometers away of the town of Targovishte, the Targovishte airport base is situated. Its existence is an advantage for the region and its reconstruction is foreseen so that it will serve the territory of three districts - Targovishte, Shoumen and Razgrad.
For first time Neolithic settlements (VII-VI millennia B.C.) situated to the north of the Balkan mountain have been found here. The “Polianitsa” and “Ovcharovo” cultures have been identified. For “Polianitsa” there are evidences proving the existence of urban development conception since the end of the early Neolith. Near the village of Kralevo the world-known “Kralevo treasure” has been found which dates back in the III century B.C.

The region is attractive for tourism during all seasons thanks to its beautiful natural sites and rich cultural and historical heritage. There are possibilities for development of cultural and urban, adventurous and hunting tourism, ecotourism, photo-safari and sports fishing. A number of comfortable family and business hotels operate in the town of Targovishte as well as in the surrounding areas.

Besides the peace and the silence, the numerous cultural monuments, the scenery and the mineral springs the visitors of the town could also enjoy the traditional culinary specialties of the region and could taste local wines with international acknowledgement..