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seum holds a scrappy collection of neolithic flints, Roman statue fragments, medieval
swords and 19th- century rifles. There's no English labelling and it's worth a quick look
only if you've bought the combined ticket with the Baba Vida fortress.
GALLERY
Contemporary Art Gallery
(Galeriya Nikola Petrov; admission free; 9am-6pm Mon-Fri)
A small contemporary
art gallery, named after Bulgarian painter Nikola Petrov, with paintings by local artists.
It's housed in a stately neoclassical building near the Hotel Bononia.
Sleeping & Eating
Anna-Kristina Hotel $$
( 606 038;
www.annakristinahotel.com
;
ul Baba Vida 2; d from 84 lv; )
Housed inside a century-old Turkish bathhouse set back from the river, the Anna-Kristina
is a welcoming, if slightly formal, place with spacious rooms and smart modern bath-
rooms. There's a summer-only outdoor pool (10 lv extra) and a restaurant.
HOTEL
Old Town Hotel $$
(Hotel Staryat Grad; 600 023;
www.oldtownhotel.dir.bg
;
ul Knyaz Boris I 2; s/d/tr 60/
80/100 lv; )
Centrally located near the Old Town Stambol Kapia gateway, this
charming boutique hotel has just eight rooms inside a renovated townhouse, fitted with
antique-style furnishings and original works by local artists.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Hotel Bononia $
( 606 031;
www.hotelbononia.net
; ul Bdin 2; s/d 36/39 lv; )
Just around the corner
from the riverside park, the Bononia is an old-style hotel; even so it offers acceptable
rooms that are good value. The hotel also has a decent restaurant.
HOTEL
Classic Pizzeria $
(ul Aleksandar II 25; mains 5-15 lv)
Opposite the Port Authority building on the riverb-
ank, this is one of the better places in town, with a big menu of pizzas and pasta dishes, as
well as locally caught fish.
PIZZERIA
