Sights in District Kyustendil

Nunnery "Orlica" to the Rila Monastery is located in northwest part of Rila mountain, on the right bank of the Rila River, about 2.5 km east of the town of Rila towards village of Pastra and Rila Monastery (18 km).The convent is a complex with trapezoidal shape. It consists of a church, a former inn...

"St.St. Cyril and Methodius" church in village of Bagrentsi was built in 1885 by the master George Manchov from village of Poletintsi. The temple was built with donations from the Russian soldiers. When leaving Kyustendil they give to the village an Orthodox Cross and some money for construction of...

St. Nicholas Church in Sapareva banya is located in the park in the city center. It was built in XII-XIII century. In 1838 the local people want to build a new church nearby and then were found remains of another, larger church. It is assumed that this church was demolished at the beginning of...

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...

Church "St. Joachim and Anna" in village of Smolichano is located at the end of the village, near the road coming from the village of Vaksevo. It was built on the foundations of a medieval church in 1888The frescoes in the church "St. Joachim and Anna" are the work of painter ...

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...

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...

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 century. It was built by one of ...

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 a...

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 place. The mosque was built of ...