Regional History Museum Hristo Danov House

Hristo Danov was Plovdiv's first publisher and his house is now home to the Regional History Museum of book publishing. Danov played an active role in the National Revival movement, disseminating information and literature in Bulgarian language. He also opened Bulgaria's first bookshops and founded Plovdiv's first daily newspaper, Maritsa, in 1878. The title still exists today. The main reception room features elaborately decorated walls and the ubiquitous wood-carved 'sunburst' ceiling. Another room recreates the 19th classroom with original textbooks, globes, atlases and maps.