Sights in Village Gorna Vasilitsa

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...

Each year the village of Gorna Vasilitsa hosts a mummer celebrations. The event is conducted annually on the Maslenitsa (the Day of Forgiveness) during the winter, and has become traditional for the region....

Church of St. John the Baptist is situated in the hamlet "New neighborhood" of village of Gorna Vasilitsa. The church was built in 1855 and is one of the oldest in the municipality of Kostenets. It has remarkable frescoes and a bell tower....