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DIPLOMAT PLAZA

  Lukovit - 4 stars
     

Quick facts about town of Lukovit
In Bulgarian Alphabets: Ëóêîâèò
Location: North-Central Bulgaria
Distance to capital city: 90 km from Sofia
Latitude: 43.2 N
Longitude: 24.167 E
Altitude: 100 - 199 m above the sea level
Province: Lovech District
Municipality: Lukovit Municipality
Area size of town of Lukovit: 89.115 sq km
Population: 9 698 inhabitants (to 01/01/2007)
Post code (ZIP): 5770
Phone code: 0697 from Bulgaria; 00359697 from outside.

History
There are traces of Thracian, Roman, Byzantine and Old Bulgarian periods. Many rings, fibulas, earrings, ceramic articles and objects and the famous Lukovit silver treasure dating back to the 4th century BC (exhibited in the museum collection of the Community Cultural Centre) were found in the numerous Thracian mounds scattered in the area. A treasure of Roman coins was also found. Byzantine coins dating back to the 12th century as well as coins from the reign of Tsar Ivan Alexander (1330 - 1371) were found at the Gradishte Hill. The settlement was mentioned in a document dating back to 1479 under the name of Gorni Lukovit. At the end of 17th century the Turkish troops, defeated near Vienna and Belgrade ruined it in their retreat and forced a lot of the inhabitants to convert to Islam.
The nearby Karlukovski Monastery, where Sofronii Vrachanski found shelter and worked for the benefit of his people, promoted Bulgarian spirit. The national defenders Angel Voivoda and Vulchan Voivoda were active in the region. The Apostle Vassil Levski founded a revolutionary committee in Gorni Lukovit. The Revival upsurge found its reflection in the construction of the first school in 1849. After 18th century Lukovit was the largest village in the Pre-Balkan region and was famous with its 14 water mills on the river Panega. The Orthodox Bulgarians mainly bred cattle, while the Bulgarian Mohammedan grew vegetables. After the Liberation in 1878 the village was proclaimed a town under the name of Lukovit. The crafts declined as elsewhere in Bulgaria after the markets in the Ottoman Empire were lost. The town made some progress in its development after the railway line Cherven Bryg - Zlatna Panega was constructed.

Landmarks
There is a Historical museum collection, housed in the Suznanie Popular Library house, established in 1895. St. Georgi Church is situated in the centre of Lukovit, on the left bank of the river.

Surrounding areas
The most important archaeological excavations are situated on the Gradishteto Hill.
The karst gorge of Zlatna Panega River is south of Lukovit. The Iskara Resort covers a large area and is about 10 km south-west of the town. The karst earth depths host numerous precipices and caves, some 150 of them already explored. Most famous among them are Prohodna Cave, Temnata Dupka Cave (the dark hole), Kucheshkata Dupka Cave (the dog's hole), etc. Here is also the village of Karloukovo (12 km away from the town, regular bus transport to the village is available), where the Assumption Karloukovo Monastery is situated. Nearby are the rock churches St. Marina and St. Grigorii.
Within this region is the Karloukovo gorge of Iskar river, some 30 km long, beginning from the town of Roman and going down almost to Cherven Bryag. The gorge has very interesting rock formations, the most spectacular of them being The Dolls, situated east of the station of Resselets.


  DIPLOMAT PLAZA ****
DIPLOMAT PLAZA  DIPLOMAT PLAZA  DIPLOMAT PLAZA 

Location: Diplomat Plaza Training Centre is a luxury four stars hotel for business appointments, company seminars, team-building programs and conferences. It is situated in the centre of Lukovit, just 100 km. from Sofia on the main road E-83 Sofia-Ruse.

Accommodation: The general capacity of the Hotel Diplomat Plaza is 86 beds, arranged in: 11 variety of theme rooms, impressing with their styling design and unique interior; 30 standard rooms with contemporary furnishing; 2 spacious maisonette respectively with 2 and 3 bedrooms. All rooms are equipped with TV-sets, cable and satellite TV, shower-cabin or a bath, warm and cold mini bar, a safe, electronic locking systems, computer port with Internet connection if the client wishes, opportunity for using fax or copying services.

Dining: lobby bar, restaurant, pub "Tuborg", sweet bar, dance club "Underground", roofing garden "Sky deck".

Sport-restoration center:
   * Indoor swimming pool: The warm indoor swimming pool of the Hotel Diplomat Plaza is on the first floor next to the Lobby bar. It is connected with a Jacuzzi and has got an excellent filter system due to the water is always limpid clear. The swimming will give you joy and will make you flexible, strong and tough.
   * Sauna: The sauna of the hotel complex Diplomat Plaza is a Finn type. It is appropriate for gaining in health the immune system, training of the blood vessels by turns of ardently and coldly; skin embellishment. Using Sauna will tend to improve as the health of your body so your appearance.
   * Solarium: The solarium of the hotel Diplomat Plaza is KETTLER’s. Thanks to it you can get a chocolate tan in a healthy and pleasant way. A preliminary skin test for defining your skin type will allow us to define your individual regiment so that in using the solariumto achieve not only an attractive and athletic appearance, but you will make better your physiological condition and circulation of the blood.
   * Massage: One of the fastest way for relaxing your whole body and also better the mood is the massage. The massage centre of the hotel Diplomat Plaza offers different kind of massages – a whole body massage, a partial massage, a curative massage and a tonic massage. Due to this kind of therapy you will set free from the daily tension and will feel your body completely restored.
   * Fitness, aerobic, tennis: The fitness room of the Hotel Diplomat Plaza is with a perfect equipment. You can take advantage from a full range fitness apparatus with the brand KETTLER – a running path, a static bike, a magnetic belt, vibration massageur. Our instructors will prepare for you an individual training program according to your desire and the necessity of exercises for your muscles. If you prefer the aerobic you can visit the special course upon the Pilar’s program for moulding the body. And in the tennis room of the hotel you will successfully combine the sport and the entertainment.
   * New image studio: New Image Studio is a hairdressing and cosmetics centre in the hotel Diplomat Plaza. It is on the first floor of the hotel close to the Viennese Pastry shop. In there our specialist are awaiting for you. They will take care of your entire appearance. The comfortable background, cosmetics procedures and original proposals for your daily or evening hair-style are only a part of the things which will make you feel special.

Meeting facililties: Diplomat Plaza – Training Centre possesses a contemporary Conference Centre. It consists of 5 halls with different capacity and modern equipment. The halls are intended for business appointments, company seminars, conferences, cocktails and training. Multimedia, screen, flip chart, telephone, sound-track, TV and video are available.

Rates 2008

Room Type

Daily rates

Official rates

Single standard room

38.00 EUR

44.00 EUR

Double standard room

55.00 EUR

65.00 EUR

Luxury double room

72.00 EUR

85.00 EUR

Deluxe double room

112.00 EUR

131.00 EUR

Luxury Suite

190.00 EUR

223.00 EUR

The rates are per UNIT per night and include: overnight, buffet breakfast, use of indoor swimming pool, parking, city tax and hotel insurance.
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