Pirot carpet

In the late 19th century and up to the Second World War, Pirot kilims have been frequently used as insignia of Serbian royalty.

[2] Pirot is located on the historical main highway which linked central Europe with Constantinople.

[4] Today many classical examples of Pirot kilims can be found throughout Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, and in many other international collections.

[2] "The best product of the country is the Pirot carpet, worth about ten shillings a square metre.

The designs are extremely pretty, and the rugs, without being so heavy as the Persian, or so ragged and scant in the web and woof as Caramanian, wear for ever.

In fact, Şarköys have been established from the 17th century in the region of the Western Balkan or Stara Planina mountains in the towns of Pirot, Berkovitsa, Lom, Chiprovtsi and Samokov.