Sights in District Montana

Chiprovoi monastery "St. Ivan Rilski" is an Orthodox monastery from the Vidin diocese. The monastery is situated in the valley of the River Chiprovska ogosta, about 5 km northeast of the town of Chiprovtzi. It can be reached by detour on the road between the villages Belimel and Zhelezna.The...

The fourth largest monastery in Bulgaria - Klisurski monastery "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" is located at the foot of the mountain peak "Todorini kukli" (1785 m), east of the village of Barzia (direction Varshetz), 9 km away from Berkovica, 12 km from Varshets and about 70-80 km. from the capital...

Lopushanski monastery of St. John the Baptist is located in Chiprovtzi part of Stara Planina mountain, in the valley of river Dalgodelska Ogosta, southwest of the village of Georgi Damyanovo and north of the village of Melyane.Before the current monastery there was another monastery at same place,...

The church St. Nikola-Old (aka Borunska church) is one of the main sights of town of Lom. It was constructed in XIII century during the reign of the Bulgarian king Mihail-Asen (1246-1257). In its "life" the church was destroyed several times but every time was restored again by local...

Chutch "St. Ascension" in village of Asparuhovo (municipality Medkovets) was built around 1932....

The church "Virgin Birth" in Berkovitsa was built in the XVIII century. It was demolished and rebuilt in 1835. The iknostas was carved by Stoycho Fandakov from Samokov and gilded in 1843. The icons were painted by Dimitar Zograph also from Samokov. The church holiday is on 8 September, when the ...

Over the entrance of the church of "St. Nicola" in village of Mokresh there is a nice marble slab with an inscription, embossed with a relief, that represents Diana hunting. The slab is 150 cm high and 73 cm wide. In the corners of the stab, like a frame, vine leaves and grapes are carved....

The church "St. Nikola" in village of Slivovik was built in 1881. It keeps the throne stone of the demolished in 1850 during Belogradchik uprising monastery "St. Prophet Elijah". Once it was once among the largest monasteries in North-western Bulgaria and was located near the ...

The church of Rasovo village is named "St. George" and was built in XIX century. Before it in the village had existed other church with the same name, which was gradually declined. By a request of the local population, on February 18, 1858 the Turkish sultan issued a decree that allow...