The town of Byala has a population of 10 000 inhabitants and lies at a distance of 53 km from the district town. Byala is the municipal centre of 10 settlements. It is situated at a big bend of the Yantra River at an altitude of 60 m. In the vicinities of the town there are Thracian mounds and a Roman fortress. At the beginning of XVII c. the settlement has only about 20-30 inhabitants. Due to migration processes the settlement grows and becomes the most populated settlement in the region between Russe and Turnovo. In 1867 the Revival-period master-builder Kolyo Ficheto finishes the bridge over the Yantra River. With this unique for its time facility Midhat pasha connects Ruschuk (Russe) to the farthest town of his vilayet- the town of Nish. Byala becomes an important road station. In July 1877 the Russian Liberation troops enter the town of Byala. For about a month the Turkish governor's house becomes the headquarters of the Russian emperor Alexander II. Two military hospitals are also founded where Russian doctors and nurses work. Among them are Julia Petrova Vrevska and Maria Neelova. The town's population has built monuments to commemorate their great self-sacrifice.

The tourist sights of the town are: the clock tower from 1872, the church "St. Georgi" (XX c.), the history museum, the monument of baroness Julia Vrevska and the Belene Bridge.

Tourist sights

The Belene Bridge in the town of Byala is built by the master-builder Kolyo Ficheto in 1865-1867. The bridge is 276 m long and 9,5 m wide. It has 14 vaulted apertures carried by thick stone foundations. The Belene Bridge is decorated with stone plastic relieves under the cornice-swans, lions, nymphs, gryphons. Apart from artistic they have a functional significance. The master-builder received a medal and a financial reward for building the bridge by the Ottoman government.

The History Museum in Byala is situated in a Revival-period building where the Russian headquarters during the Russian-Turkish War from 1877-1878 have been. The building is restored at the beginning of XX c. A large part of the exhibits in the museum are donated by the Russian government. The history museum houses also the tombstone of baroness Julia Vrevska who has worked as a nurse during the war.

The clock tower in Byala is built in 1872.