The town of Lyaskovetz has a population of 9 000 inhabitants and lies at a distance of 10 km northeast of Veliko Turnovo. The town is the municipal centre of 5 component settlements. Lyaskovetz is an old gardening, vine-growing and winery region.

The settlement begins its history from IV c. B.C. In the region of the town are discovered settlement and tomb mounds from the Eneolith, remains of Thracian and medieval settlements. During the period of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom here is built the "St. Peter and Pavel" Monastery (the Petrovlovski monastery) which gives a boost in the development of the town. The settlement is mentioned in the Ottoman documents from 1430 and is proclaimed for a town in 1880.

The tourist sights of the town are: more than 100 buildings - monuments of culture grouped in several ensembles, the churches "St. Atanas", "St. Vasil", "St. Georgi", "St. Dimiter", "St. Nikola", the museum of gardening and vine-growing.