The Swing of Love, Garga Hill and Tsarevets

Garga Bair is a hill located in the historical part of Veliko Tarnovo. The hill is located near the village of Arbanassi. The hill has an altitude of 330 m. There is a natural rock crown around the hill. The predominant forests are coniferous. There are turtles, deer, wild rabbits, foxes, and other animals. There are about 6 natural springs on the hill. The Kamenets fountain on the road to Arbanassi was built near the hill.The cradle of love is located on Garga Bair. Large crowds of people gather every day to take pictures. In front of the swing reveals a beautiful view of the fortress Tsarevets.Tsarevets is a hill in Veliko Tarnovo, as well as a fortress of the same name in medieval Tarnovgrad.It is located near the old town of Veliko Tarnovo. It was the main Bulgarian fortress during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom (1185 - 1396), when Tarnovo was the capital of the kingdom. During the Middle Ages, the hill on which it is located was completely built up with residential and administrative buildings.Tsarevets is among the Hundred National Tourist Sites, and has the seal of the Bulgarian Tourist Board.Tsarevets (Bulgarian: Царевец) is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. Tsarevets is 206 metres (676 ft) above sea level. It served as the Second Bulgarian Empire's primary fortress and strongest bulwark from 1185 to 1393, housing the royal and the patriarchal palaces and is a popular tourist attraction.The inescapable symbol of Veliko Târnovo, this reconstructed fortress dominates the skyline and is one of Bulgaria’s most beloved monuments.The territory of the city of Tarnovo which has been inhabited since ancient times became a metropolitan center after the restoration of the Bulgarian state in 1186. It is chosen because of its strategic location, the vast area for development, and the fact that at the end of the XII century it is one of the most fortified cities. This provides good opportunities for its development as large and populous urban center.Tsarevets hill is also the location of Execution Rock, an outcropping over the Yantra River from which traitors were pushed to their deaths and their bodies fell into the river.