Daskalolivnitsa and Hilarion Makariopolski House, Elena

Daskalolivnitsa is a Revival-era school in Elena. The poet Petko Slaveykov, who taught here in 1848, gave it its name, a "foundry of teachers", because so many Bulgarian teachers were trained here.

The Hilarion Makariopolski House Museum is the most interesting of Elena's old houses and a monument of national importance. It was the birthplace of Bishop Hilarion Makariopolski, a leader of the struggle for an independent Bulgarian church, of his brother Nikola Mihaylovski and of the satirical poet Stoyan Mihaylovski.

What to see

• Daskalolivnitsa historic complex
• Hilarion Makariopolski House Museum