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Rila monastery
Category: Monastery in Rilski manastir
The Rila monastery (real name is Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila) is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is located in Rila mountain, several kilomters east of town of Rila and 117km south of Sofia.The monastery was built in X-th century and nowadays the complex sp...

Skrino

Ruen monastery "St.Ivan Rilski"
Category: Monastery in Skrino
Ruen Monastery "St. Ivan Rilski" is located about 3.5 km southwest of village of Skrino - the birthplace of the famous Bulgarian saint Ivan Rilski. The monastery is one of the newest in Bulgaria. It was built in 2000. At the same place in the past there was another monastery called "S...

URL: http://stingers.my.contact.bg/2/index.html

Sapareva banya

Paneurhythmy and the Feast of the White Brotherhood (19-th August)
Category: Events & Festivals in Sapareva banya
Each year, on 18-th, against 19-th August, the followers of the teachings of Peter Deunov gather near The Seven Rila Lakes (Rila mountain) to meet its solar New Year. During the event there are spiritual lectures, singing of songs and hymns, prayers. One of the most impressive moment is the Paneurhy...

URL: http://www.beinsadouno.org

Kyustendil

Hisarlaka fortress
Category: Fortress in Kyustendil
Hisarlaka fortress is located on hill with the same name in southern part of Kyustendil, overlooking the town. It was built in the end of IV - beginning of V-th century when the town was mentioned under its Slavic name - Velbazhd. After this there were several reconstruction and extensions through t...

Kyustendil

Regional History Museum Kyustendil
Category: Museum in Kyustendil
The Regional Historical Museum of Kyustendil is an inheritor of opened in 1897 school-museum to the town`s Pedagogical school which in 1908 became a part of the local community center "Bratstvo". Since 1992 it is called "Academician Jordan Ivanov", after the name of the great Bul...

URL: http://www.kyustendilmuseum.com/

Mursalevo

Ostrich farm Gerena
Category: ZOO in Mursalevo
One of the attractions that can be visited in the village of Mursalevo is the ostrich farm Gerena. It is located on Highway E-79 in the village, 80 km south of Sofia and 15 km north of Blagoevgrad. The location is very convenient for travelers to or from Greece, as well as tourists visiting the Ri...

URL: http://bgostrich.com/

Kyustendil

Pautaliya Roman Baths
Category: Archaeological site in Kyustendil
The Roman Baths of ancient town of Pautalia are constructed in II - III-rd century. They are the second biggest after the Odesos ones (Varna) of all the so far studied Roman baths in Bulgaria. The Pautaliya Baths building has a rectangular plan having a built up area of 3000 sq.m. A total of 6 premi...

Panichishte

Ski resort Panichishte, Rila
Category: Ski resort in Panichishte
The ski-resort of Panichishte is located in the Rila Mountain at 1,400 m above sea level near the town of Sapareva Banya (there is a regular transportation available from the town). The resort has hotel options to suit all types of tourist and many bars and restaurants (mostly in the huts and hotels...

Granitsa

St Luka nunnery
Category: Monastery in Granitsa
The Monastery of St. Luke (a nunnery) is located at the northern foot of Osogovo mountain in the area "Pustia manastir" ("The deserted monastery"), about 2 km southwest of the village of Granitsa and 8 km south of the town of Kyustendil. It was founded in X century. Like most of ...

Nevestino

Kadin bridge
Category: Bridge in Nevestino
Kadin bridge (aka "Nevestin bridge") is located near village of Nevestino (Kyustendil region) and is one of the greatest monuments on the Balkan Peninsula which has survived over the centuries of the Turkish yoke. It was built between 1469 and 1470 over the river of Struma by order of...

Granitsa

Granitsa Medieval fortress
Category: Fortress in Granitsa
The remains of the medieval fortress Granitsa are preserved in the area called Gradishteto - one naturally protected location of about 4 kilometers south - west from the village of Granitsa in the municipality of Kyustendil. The fortress dates back to the time of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom.The G...

Kyustendil

Mosque Fatih Mehmed
Category: Mosque in Kyustendil
The Mosque "Fatih Sultan Mehmed" in town of Kyustendil (aka "Shaldarvanska Mosque") is located in the central part of town. It is named after the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, known by the name "el-Fatih" (the Conqueror). It is believed that the mosque dates back to XV cent...

Kyustendil

Church St Martyr Mina
Category: Church in Kyustendil
Church of Saint Martyr Mina in Kyustendil was built in 1934 adjacent to the former Renaissance church of St. Mina. This is one of the most representative churches in Bulgaria that impress with its architecture. The building has two floors and is decorated with cornices and facade ornaments. There ...

Kyustendil

Pirkova tower
Category: Archaeological site in Kyustendil
Pirkova Tower (from the Greek "Pyrgos" - Tower) is located in the town of Kyustendil. The tower dates from the Middle Ages, but there is no accurate data for its construction. Pirkova tower consists of ground floor and three floors over it. It is built of stone blocks, bricks and stones fr...

Kyustendil

Memorial of The Bulgarian Soldier
Category: Memorial in Kyustendil
This Memorial of Bulgarian soldiers is located in town of Kyustendil. It is a sculpture of a soldier stands on a large granite block. Front of the block is placed a crest and in foot of it, from both sides - two lion heads. The monument is dedicated to the Bulgarian soldiers died in wars for the l...

Kyustendil

Akhmed Bey Mosque
Category: Mosque in Kyustendil
Mosque "Ahmed Bey" (aka "Ingiliz") is located in the central part of town of Kyustendil, near other city landmarks as the Roman Baths and Pirkova tower. The mosque dates back to XV century, and before it there was a Bulgarian church, named "Sveta Nedelya", at the same ...

Saparevo

Church of the Holy Virgin
Category: Church in Saparevo
The Church of the Holy Virgin in village of Saparevo is a reduction of the church in the Rila Monastery and was built in 1861 - 1864 year by masters from Tran. The woodcarving and icons are done by masters from the Bansko-Razlog school and in their works they also following models from the Rila Mo...

Sapareva banya

Ski-slope to Rilski Ezera chalet, Rila
Category: Ski resort in Sapareva banya
Chalet "Rilski Ezera" ("Rila Lakes") is located in Rila Mountain, in the "Kamenitoto mostche" area, at an altitude of 2150 meters. This is the most modern chalet in the area. It was built in the late 80`s. The building is a massive five-storey construction with a capac...

URL: http://rilskiezera.bg

Skrino

Cave of St.Ivan Rilski
Category: Cave in Skrino
Sv. Ivan Rislki Chudotvorets (St. John of Rila the Miracle Worker) is a Bulgarian cleric - the most famous Bulgarian hermit saint, heavenly protector and patron of Bulgarian people. The saint was born 876 years in the village of Skrino and died in 946. Southwest of the village, about half a kilomete...

Dragoychintsi

Medieval fortress Dragoychintsi
Category: Fortress in Dragoychintsi
The remains of the medieval fortress Dragoychintsi are situated in the "Kulata" locality, 650 meters northwest of the village of Dragoychintsi (10 km from Kyustendil). The castle was in the shape of a triangle, with tip directed to the west, where the entrance was. The Eastern wall was abo...

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