Sights in District Plovdiv

Arapovo monastery "St. Nedelya" is located near the village of Zlatovrah whose former name was Arapovo, hence the name of the monastery. It was founded in 1856 and is the only monastery built during the Ottoman rule.The construction of the monastery was initiated by the monk Sofroniyi and...

The Kuklen monastery "St.Kozma and Damyan" (aka "St.Vrachove") is located in Chernatitsa part of the northern Rhodope mountain. It is situated about 3 km south-western of the town of Kuklen, 8km north-western of town of Asenovgrad and 15 km south of city of Plovdiv.The monastery ...

"St. George" Monastery  near the village of Belashtitsa (hence called Belashtinski monastery) is located in the Western Rhodopes mountain, about 12 kilometers south of Plovdiv, left of the road Belashtitsa - Galabovo. The monastery was built in 1020 by the Byzantine commander Nikephoros S...

Bachkovo monastery is one of the oldest monasteries in the Bulgaria, and second largest after Rilski Monastery. It is located in the picturesque Chaya (aka Chepelarska)  river valley, near village of Bachkovo, 29 km south of Plovdiv.The monastery was built in 1803 and is chiefly known for its ...

The Cathedral St. Louis (Sveti Ludvig) in Plovdiv is one of the main and biggest Roman Catholic churches in Bulgaria. It is a Co-cathedral of the Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv together with the Cathedral of St Joseph in Sofia. The cathedral was built in period 1858 - 1861 by the then Bishop Andrea...

The monastery St. Kirik and Julita (aka Gornovodenski monastery) is situated  south-west of town of Asenovgrad (district of "Gorni Voden"), in the middle of beautiful broad-leaved forest, in the north slopes of Rodopes Mountain. It is the largest monastery in Rhodopes m...

"Karadjov kamak" ("kamak" = stone) is a peak (1448 m) in the Rhodope Mountains, situated on the Dobrostan elevation, a few kilometers south of the village of Mostovo. The area is a full of energy and since the ancient times it was used as a place for rituals. Together with other ...

Church of St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker is the main sight of village of Razhevo (Plovdiv district). It is located in the central part of the village, behind the building of the community center. The church was constructed in the spring of 1885 for 80 days by the builders from the village of St...

The Church St. Constantine and Helena is located in the center of the ancient part of Plovdiv, on the ruins of the fortress wall (Akropola) and is the oldest church in the town. It was built over ruins of an existing Christian sanctuary dating back to the beginning of IV century. The church was r...

Orthodox church of St. Kyriaki (in Bulgarian "Sveta Nedelya") in Plovdiv was built in its current appearance in 1831 - 1832 by Petko Petkov - a master builder from town of Bratsigovo. The church building is a three-nave pseudo-basilica, 31 m long, 24 m wide and 16 m high. The dome of the...