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Kakrinsko inn is subject to the Regional History Museum in Lovech. It is located in the village Kakrina, Municipality Lovech. Here Vasil Levski was captured by Turkish police officers on the morning of December 27, 1872

Existing written documents known that to the suggestion of Vasil Levski the inn wasemployed by the regional secret revolutionary committee. For innkeeper they defined Hristo Tsonev the Latin, a local man and associate of Vasil Levski. The inn was included in the committee network and it gave shelter to the members of the Internal Revolutionary Organization.

Here Vasil Levski and his two companions Nikola Tsvyatkov and Hristo Tsonev the Latin were sized by the local turkish policemen. After the hanging of Vasil Levski, his companions were released, returning to their homes in Lovech. The inn was abandoned and not functioning. In the late 19th century fire destroyed the building leaving only the foundations. In the summer of 1901 Prof. Paraskev Stoyanov, along with Nikola Tsvyatkov, visited the ruins of the inn and made a picture of the architectural foundations, recorded the location and the size of the rooms. On December 26, 1901 the citizens of Lovech and Kakrina placed a plaque at the site where Vasil Levski was captured.

The local clergyman Krastyo Nikiforov is accused for the capture of Vasil Levski. He has no guilt about the events, but after the liberation of Bulgaria, the public opinion turns against him. Priest Krastyo himself wanted to be tried and if his guilt is proven, to be shot, but he didn’t see his rehabilitation because he died in 1883. Historians have shown that it is not his fault, but few people know about it and he still is considered a traitor of the liberation movement.

On June 5, 1924 in Lovech was created Committee for reopening of the house-monument of Vasil Levski in the village of Kakrina. Initiator and chairman was Dr. Nicholas Syarov. On April 11, 1926 the foundation stone was laid in proper solemnity. Necessary funds are donated by the Pleven District Council, Lovech municipality and numerous individuals.

The new inn is opened on May 10, 1931 in the presence of a multitude of citizens, military units and officials. The first guide tour is Petko Tsonev. The exposure at the inn has historical and ethnographic value.

On February 17, 1997 storm knocks down the near ancient elm tree that witnessed the capture of Vasil Levski. The elm is preserved by the specialists of the Regional Historical Museum in Lovech.