Osmar is a small village of about 300 people, nestled in the southwestern part of the Shumen Plateau. The location of the village allows you to easily get around the region. Some things to see here are the first and second Bulgarian capitals (Pliska and Preslav), the Madara Horseman, and the town of Shumen. The favorable topography of the region offers a variety of hiking opportunites, especially the Kostadin Monastery, built into the cliffs during the 13th and 14th centuries.
The village is famous for its “Wormwood” wine with herbs (known in Bulgaria as Pelin). According to legend, Khan Krum ordered the uprooting of all vines in Bulgaria, but spared only those in the village of Osmar for his own personal consumption. Thanks to its traditions in winemaking, the village exported 600 wagons of grapes to Germany, and produced 1.5 million liters of wine during World War II. The end of the war also marked an end to decades of prosperity for Osmar.