Covered bridge across the river Osum, Lovech town, self-educated builder Kolyu Ficheto, Osum river, Balkans, Bulgaria, landmark


The covered bridge in the town of Lovech is one of the town symbols and one of the most often visited local landmarks. At the end of the 19th century, the residents of Lovech contacted the self-educated builder Kolyu Ficheto with the request to build a covered bridge with shops. He started the construction in 1874 and completed it in the winter of 1876.


Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Lovech, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe
Photo credit: © Vladimir Alexeev / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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