Sights in Region South-Western

The Monument of the Bulgarian Tsar Samuil (997-1014) in Sofia was opened on June 8, 2015 on the occasion of the 1000 anniversary of the death of the great Bulgarian ruler. It is located in the center of the city, in the garden front of the basilica "St. Sofia". The statue was opened...

The Ossuary-memorial in village of Yardzhilovtsi was built in 1957 by the local residents as a sign of gratitude to the locals gave their lives for the freedom of Bulgaria.The monument was built on the crossroads to remind everyone passing by here for Yardzhilovtsi heroes....

The Rafting is becoming more popular nowadays. As a sport, attraction or just team-building, more and more people want to rafting with their friends or colleagues.In Bulgaria there are several rivers that are suitable for this attraction, one of which is Struma River.Rafting.bg is one of the few...

The church "St. Demetrios" in village of Brezhani (Simitli municipality) was built in 1847.The church is made by stones and its yard is surrounded by a cement wall. There are no paintings, because it was burnt twice in the past. The icons in the church were donated by the faithful.The bell-tower w...

The unique monument of the Master of cobbles was open in village of Divlya (Zemen municipality) in 2011.At the beginning of the XX-th century men from Divlya were well-known as the best masters for paving of streets and squares. They did the paving-blocks in different towns and villages in Bulgaria...

This memorial in village of Porominovo was erected in memory of the local residents, fallen in the Balkan War 1912-1913. The soldiers were part of 14 Infantry Macedona Regiment.The monument is located in the beginning of the village, near the bridge over Rilska river. It represents a stone block...

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...

Tsurnogorski monastery "St. Kozma and Damian" (aka "Giginski monastery" or "Chernogorski Monastery") is situated at the foot of Mount. Kitka (1118 m) in mountain in Cherna gora. The monastery is located about 4-5 km southeast of Gigintsi village, 16 km southwest of the town of Breznik and 52 km east...

Church "Uspenie Bogorodichno" ("Assumption of the Virgin") in village of Karpelevo was built in the 40s of XIX century. The building has a large pseudo-basilica, dug into the ground.The church has no murals, but its iconostasis and the wooden ceilings have high artistic value.Church in Karpelevo...