The only Covered Bridge on the Balkan Peninsula and one of the three in Europe, it is the pride of Lovech.
    It is an age-old tradition of the town to have a Covered Bridge. So far there have not been found any data about the time when the first Covered Bridge in the town was built. The first data about its existence came from the French traveller Ami Bue, in 1838. He said about it: ‘…A covered stone bridge with a lot of shops on it...’. Some correspondence contained the information that many times it had been partially affected by the swollen river and then restored till 1872 when it was almost carried off by the flood. In the same year the police chief Ismail assigned Kolyo Ficheto the construction of a new bridge. Each inhabitant of the town had to do some work – in the transportation of building materials, in the drawing of water, or in the construction itself. The building of the bridge began in 1874 and was finished in the winter of 1876. It was the only Covered Bridge in Bulgaria which reminded of the famous Ponte Vekio Bridge in Florence. Nikola Fichov had also built a water-main in the town.
    The gifted self-taught master put stone-carved figures on the piers – a lion symbolising Bulgaria, an eagle symbolising Russia, a woman’s torso – an embodiment of fertility. The lion’s figure in now exposed in a shop window at the entrance of the bridge. Gas lanterns were used as illuminant and charcoal in braziers were used for the heating of the shops. On 2d against 3d August 1925 the unique creation of the self-taught genius burnt out. In 1927-1931 after the design of architect Tolekov, a new ferro-concrete Covered Bridge with three openings and 40 shops was built up.
    In 1981-1982 the bridge was reconstructed after the design of architect Zlatev. Nowadays, the bridge reminds that built by Kolyo Ficheto. Its lenght is 106 metres and the shops are 14.
    The Covered Bridge is one of the symbols of the town and its inhabitants are indeed proud of it. The bridge is a tourist attraction.