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Kyustendil  is a town with millenium tradition and history. Its healing mineral water springs offer great conditions for cure and rest. It is rich of sights date back to Antiquity up to our days-Ancient Roman therms, Hisarluka Fortress, Pirgova Tower, the mosques "Fatih Mehmed" and "Ahmed bey". 20 km. aside is the Osogovo mountain area "Tri buki" with a hotel, sport and ski base.

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House-museum exposition shows arrangement of a town-style home of that part of the Kyustendil intelligentsia who were better off: a large impressive hall furnished with Renaissance furniture and used for meeting guests; a bedroom; a kitchen with a dining room and a small hall used for afternoon visiting. In two of the rooms where the staff of the Russian detachment  was housed, headed by major-general Maiendorf, colonel Ertel, lieutenant-colonel Zadernovski, the furniture is imported represented the style of the 30s of the 20th century. During his stay in Kyustendil colonel Victor Ivanovich Ertel was housing the northeastern room, known as "Ertel office". In the living room there is a chimney-piece, called "djamal" heating also the small hall for guests. On the fireplace in the kitchen are exposed authentic vessels worked out by Christo Kazandjiata -cauldron, a water can, а Turkish coffee-pot and a mortar with pestle.    

The house was built during the seventies of 19th century. After the Liberation in 1878 till 1898 there lived Ilyo Voivode, one of the most prominent figures of the Bulgarian National – Liberation movement, a commander of a detachment of volunteers during the Russian – Turkish war in 1877-1878. The house was restored in 1979 – 1980 and was officially opened as a museum in January 1981. Together with the Voivode monument ( authors: St. Stoimirov - a sculptor, Yulii Farkov - an architect and Gr. Vladimirov - an engineer) and  the restored houses of another two outstanding national – revolutionary figures from Kyustendil Konstanite Popgeorgiev-Berovski and Tonche Kadinmostki it forms a complete Renaissance complex of memorial.