part of the town, features an exposition of the poetical works of the two authors. The son, Pencho, was nominated for the Nobel Prize but died before having a chance to win it. The Kalinchev house, also in the old part, has been transformed into an art gallery, offering the collection, donated by Totio Gybenski. The Museum of icon painting and woodcarving with its collection of over 160 original icons, painted by well-known masters, is housed in the Tsar's chapel at a distance of the town center.
The unique Museum of Asian and African Art is housed in the old public bath, on the riverside. Tryavna is proud with its great samples of the woodcarving, icon painting and original architecture.
Today the town is a preferable tourist spot, featuring modern hotels, private lodgings and villas, restaurants and taverns.
There is also an Art school where successors of the old icon painters and woodcarvers master these crafts.
The Voneshta voda village resort, famous for its healing mineral springs, is located 20 km away from Tryavna. The Bulgarka Nature Park is located in the Starina Planina, south on the city.
The town is well connected with the whole country thanks to its excellent road network and railway station.
Besides Bulgarian National Revival figures, another native is former Bulgarian NBA player Georgi Glouchkov
