Sights in Region North-Western

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...

The Cherepish monastery "The Assumption of Virgin Mary" is located in the Iskar defile of the Balkan mountain, 2km south-west of village of Lyutibrod and  29km southeast of the town of Vratsa. It was built during the ruling of king Ivan Shishman (1371-1393) and as most of Bulgarian mo...

The Church "Sveti spas" in the village of Drazhintsi was consecrated on September 18, 2010 by the bishop of Vidin - Dometian. Until then, there was no a church in the village. The name Sveti Spas has been chosen, because from decades the people from the village feast Spasovden as official holiday of...

The church "Voznesenie Christovo" ("Church of Ascension") in the village of Shipkovo was built by local masters and masters from the Tryavna Art School. It is built of stone without a dome and cross on the roof. The church has icons by Zachary Zograph, by different masters from Tryavna school and ...

Tarjishki (aka "Strupeshki" because the name of the closest village of Strupets) Monastery St. Prophet Elijah is located in the northern part of the Gola Glava (Bald Head) hill in the Western Fore-Balkan, around 4.5 km western of village of Strupets. The monastery is built on the right ...

The Teteven Monastery St. Elias is situated at southern foots of Ostrets Peak - north-eastern part of town of Teteven. It was built in the times of the Second Bulgarian State.The monastery has an interesting architecture. The walls of the altar are semicircular, forming a trefoil.  In the temple a...

Gradeshki monastery "St. John Predcheta" is located on 1.5 kilometers north-west of the village of Gradeshnitsa. Its establishment is related to a late-Roman and early-Bulgarian fortress in the Kaleto area that existed until the beginning of the XI-th century when Bulgaria was overtaken by...

The Church "St. Nicholay Letni" in village of Gumoshtnik was built during the Ottoman rule - in 1839. The strange thing is that it was constructed large and impressive, in contrast to other churches in Bulgaria from that time, which according an Ottoman law have been made small and buried...

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

The Church Of St. The Archangel Michael in the village of Vrabevo is located in the central part of the village. It was built at the end of the XVIII-th century with voluntary labour and resources of local people.The church was consecrated and inaugurated by the Bishop of Lovech - Parteniy, on No...