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The “Seven Thrones” monastery or the Osenovlashki monastery

The "Seven Thrones" Monastery or the Osenovlashki Monastery lies at a distance of 5 km from the Eliseyna station. It is one of the most interesting monasteries in Bulgaria. It is built at the foot of a mountainous ridge on which there are remains of an ancient fortress. The earliest evidence for the existence of…

The Alino Monastery "Saint Spas" is situated on the slopes of Plana Mountain at a distance of 7 km north of the village of Alino, the Samokov Region. The settlement has existed since XVI c. and was mentioned in the Ottoman documents from 1576. The people of Alino and its surroundings were occupied with ore-mining.…

The Batkunovo Monastery "Saint Peter and Pavel" lies at a distance of 6 km above the village of Patalenitza, Pazardzhik District on the northern slopes of the Rhodope Mountains. In the region of the settlement there are the remains of the Batkunovo fortress. According to legends, the monastery was established during XI - XII c.…

The Bilinski Monastery lies at a distance of 16 km west of the town of Breznik, Pernik District. It is hugged between two elevations and it is dedicated to "Saint Archangel Michael". The monastery was built over an inclined terraced terrain. The monastery buildings are distributed according to the four cardinals and form a regular…