Sights in Region North-Western

Borovitsa Monastery is located about 20 km from the village of Borovitsa and 12 km from the town of Belogradchik. It can be reached by the center of the village of Borovitsa, where there are signposts indicating the route.In the courtyard of the monastery is situated a church named Holy Trinity....

The Rock Church of St. Stephan is located in the "Plavala" locality, 1 km east of Nikopol. The church is carved into limestone rocks and there are lots of old inscriptions and drawings from the period of the rise of Christianity (III-IV century). In   X - XI century it was part of a monastery co...

The church of "Ascension" in village of Vinarovo was built in 1934 with donations from local residents. Its architectural style is Romanesque. The church has a beautiful, rich ornate iconostasis and old icons that arouse astonishment....

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 monastery "Holy Trinity" (nunnery) in "Novo selo" (hamlet of Apriltsi) is relatively small. The complex consists of a one-domed church and a chapel "St.Ivan Rilski".It was founded in 1830 as a family monastery and its first inhabitants were 40 nuns from the neighboring villages. The monastery ...

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...

The "Church of St. Paraskeva" in town of Troyan was built in 1835 over the ruins of other chapel, called also "St. Petka". In 1877 the church was burned, and after the liberation of Bulgaria from Turkish youke it was restored with voluntary contributions and grants from the Troyan Monastery. The ...

The Troyan monastery "Uspenie Bogorodichno" is located on the banks of the River of Cherni Osam, near village of Oreshak (10 km away from Troyan). The monastery dates from the second half of the XVI century.Troyan monastery is the third largest monastery in Bulgaria. He is known primarily...

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 Glozhene Monastery St. Georgi Pobedonosets is situated near the village of Glozhene, 12 km north-west from the town of Teteven. Seen from below it is like a castle on the rocks, near the Lisets summit in Stara planina. According to the legend the monastery was built in the 13th century by the...