TRIP TO RILA MONASTERY

Half day trip to Rila Monastery
A Christian, cultural and educational centre in Europe and an impressive monument of the Bulgarian Medieval and the Bulgarian national revival architecture and painting.

This monastery complex is in the region of Blagoevgrad and it is the largest in the Balkan peninsula. It is situated in the north-west part of Rila Mountain at a height of 1100 m. It has been existing in its current appearance from the beginning of 19th century. Rila Monastery was established in 10th century by the Christian Saint Ivan Rilski – the first Bulgarian hermit respected by the Christian people also as a healer. The monastery complex is quadrangularshaped.
Its total area is 8800 square meters. Hrelyova Tower (built in 1335) and the head monastery church of “Virgin Mary`s Birth” (built in 1834 – 1837) are situated in the spacious
church yard. There are over 300 monastic cells and 4 chapels in the four-storey housing wings. The walls and the monastery ceilings are richly painted. Many talented builders, iconpainters and wood-cutter of the Bulgarian national revival took part in forming the decoration of the monastery. The monumental decoration of the head church was made by famous Bulgarian artists of the Bulgarian national revival, namely: Zahariy Zograf, Stanislav Dospevski, Hristo Dimitrov, etc. In the 15th century Rila Monastery was one of the most important Bulgarian educatuional centres. Some of the most valuable Bulgarian educational monuments were kept in it.
In 1961 the monastery was proclaimed a national museum, and later in 1983 - a monument of UNESCO.

Recommended Price 62 leva/ 33 euro per person/ children half price;

Estimated time of coming back to resort 18.00 pm
Trips available every day from 12.30 after morning ski lessons

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