Lovech Region is situated in central northern Bulgaria. It is bounded by the regions of Pleven, Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Plovdiv, Sofia and Vratza. Its territory is a combination of plains and hills. Nature has been very generous to these lands where the Balkan Mountains and the Danubian Plain meet, the Vit, the Osam, the Vidima Rivers run together with their tributaries. There are 8 natural reserves and protected areas. The unique natural reserves of Steneto (one of the largest in Bulgaria), Boatin and Tzarichina, and the largest part of the Central Balkan National Park.
The region is rich in karst springs (Glavna Panega near village of Zlatna Panega is the second largest in the country) and remarkable caves: Devetashka Cave (one of the largest ones), Sueva Dupka, the caves in the vicinity of Karlukovo, Tabashka Cave and Vassil Levski Cave near Lovech.
In the region there are over 600 monuments of culture, many of them dating from the Middle Ages and the National Revival period – the Troyan and Glozhene Monasteries, the architectural historical reserve of Varosha, the famous Covered Bridge, designed by master Kolyu Ficheto. The oldest monuments of culture are from the Paleolithic Age discovered in Devetashka Cave and the Temnata Dupka Cave near Karlukovo. The Silver Lukovit Treasure is an outstanding work of the Thracian art. T