Sights in Municipality Kostenets

Trayanovi Vrata (Trayan’s Gates) is a historical area and a small fortress (nowadays in ruins) over the hill between the Mt. Eledzhik and Mt. Golak of Sredna Gora, under which today is built the only tunnel on Trakia motorway. This historical place can be visited by small road crossing the old roa...

Every last Sunday of the month of May in the village of Pchelin is organized a village fair. The event is not extensive, but there is enough humor, songs, dances, beer and kebabcheta.For children there are several stalls with toys, treats and "candy cotton".The fair is held in the courtyard of...

The Orthodox Church "Vsi Svetih" ("All of Saints") is located in village Ochusha (20 km away from town of Kostenets). This is one of the oldest churches in the region. In the temple are preserved icons painted in 1859....

The Kostenski Waterfall is situated on the river Chavcha in the center of the resort area Vili Kostenets (southwest of the village of Kostenets). This is the biggest natural tourist attraction in the municipality Kostenets and there is well marked path to it. The waterfall is very beautiful...

The chapel "Assumption of Virgin Mary" is located in the are "Gorna Tsarkva" ("Upper church") in village of Kostenets, about 2 km. by Kostenski waterfall. It was built on the ruins of an existing old Christian basilica from V century, whose outlines are revealed and can...

St. Michael Church in village of Kostenets is the largest one (by size) in the Ihtiman clerical district. It is a three-nave domed basilica built in 1854. The church has well-preserved wall-paintings and books aged at more than a century. The holiday of St. Michael church in village Kostenets is a...

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Every Saturday (except the winter months) in town of Kostenets is held a big Saturday open-air market and bitak (a market for cheep manufactured goods and trinkets) where producers, traders and artisans from the region sell their goods. The market starts morning around 9 o`clock and continues till...

Skalovitski Waterfall is located south of the village of Kostenets near are of Villas Kostenets. The height of the waterfall is 15 meters. There is an eco-path with places for recreation and picnics, and Gurgulitsa hut is situated 2km west of the waterfall....

The Monastery of The Ascension (also known as Monastery of "St. Spas") is situated 6km away from the village of Gorna Vaslitsa, in a picturesque area under the peak Benkovski in Eledzhik Mountain (Ihtimanska Sredna gora). The monastery dates to XII-XIV centuries but during the Ottoman rule...