Sights in District Blagoevgrad

Gotse Delchev monastery "Zhivorpriemnii iztochnik" (aka "Virgin Mary") is located about 2 km southwest of the town of Gotse Delchev. It's constantly-acting, nunnery. The monastery was founded in the XIX century. According marble slab, which is built into the west wall of the monastery church, the ...

The church "St. Dimitar" in the town of Belica is situated near the square "Brego", in the western part of the town. The building has an area of about 60 square meters .Its construction began in the XVII century (around year of 1640) and was accompanied by many difficulties. Several times, the...

The Kordopulova (aka Cincarovata) House in the town of Melnik is the biggest preserved house on the Balkan peninsula from the Renaissance period. It was built in 1754 year for the needs of the family of the rich Greek merchant Kordopoulos.The Kordopulov House has amazing architecture and splendid...

The Melnik pyramids are located northeast of the town of Melnik (direction Rozhen Monastery), in the southwestern foothills of the Pirin Mountain. They are rock formations, some with height of 100 meters, with sand, almost vertical slopes. The most popular among them are a group of pyramids, which...

"St.Teodor Tiron and Teodor Stratilat" church in Dobarsko was built in 1614. Most likely it was built on the foundations of an existing church from XII century (year of 1112) church, which can be deduced by an inscription on the slab dug into the floor before the altar (there are theories...

Samuilova fortress is the name of a medieval fortress, situated between the mountains Belasitsa and Ograzhden. It is located on the right bank of Strumeshnitsa River, which is 5 kilometers north of the village of Klyuch. It was probably built in the period 1009-1013, during the reign of king Samuil ...

The fortress Momina kula is a late Antiquity and Medieval fortress. It is located in valley of Mesta river near village of Kremen (municipality of Bansko), in one of the most narrow and picturesque sections of Momina kula gorge.The fortress takes up an area of 500 m2. There are preserved remains fr...

The Dancing Bears Park is located in South Rila mountain in area of Andrianov Chark, 12km north of town of Belitsa. It was officially opened on 17 November 2000 with the help of foundations "Four Paws", foundation of the actress Brigitte Bardot and municipality of Belitsa. The park size is...

The Kayaliyski rocks are located in the village of Kovachevitsa (Garmen Municipality), at an altitude of 1500-1600 meters.The rocks have shape of massive stone pyramids. They are formed in the times by erosion of granites of the Rila-West Rhodopes Batholith formed about 250-300 mln. ago....

The Museum of History and Ethnography in the town of Gotse Delchev is housed in an old building (dating back to 1877), designed in an unique for the region Baroque style. The construction has typical wood-carved ceilings and doors made by local master carvers from the Debar carving school.  The ...