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The Peshtera monastery “Saint Nikolay”

The Peshtera Monastery "Saint Nikolay" lies at a distance of 4 km from the village of Peshtera and 7 km from the town of Zemen, Pernik District. From a gold honorary diploma given to the monastery from King Ivan Alexander in 1348 is understood that there was an old Bulgarian monastery at the site. Where…

The Plakovo Monastery "Saint Iliya" is situated near the Kapinovo monastery. It is located in a beautiful site at about 15 km south of Veliko Tarnovo. The monastery was also built during the period of the Second Bulgarian State. Some evidence about the monastery and the life in it can be found in the old…

The Preobrazhenie Monastery, Veliko Tarnovo District, was founded at the time of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom in XIII - XIV c. Some evidence tells about a connection with the establishment of the monastery to the second wife of Ivan - Alexander - Sara. Due to this fact it is also called Sara's monastery. The monastery…

The Rakovitza Monastery "Sveta Troitza" /Holy Trinity/ is situated under the Chernoglav Peak by the village of Rakovitza. There is a hypothesis that this site there was an old monastery during the Middle Ages. The monastery was destroyed several times during the Ottoman yoke. The church is a cross-dome one painted by two representatives of…