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The Razboishki monastery “Vavedenie Bogorodichno”

The Razboishki monastery "Vavedenie Bogorodichno"/ The Assumption/ is among the few survived ancient buildings in the Godech Region. The monastery is among the most cherished. The main church of the monastery is built high in the rocks above the monastery. For the old traditions of the monastery one can judge by the remains of murals…
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The rocky monasteries by the village of Ivanovo

The rocky monasteries by the village of Ivanovo lie at a distance of 20 km south of Rousse and 4 km from Ivanovo. They are situated in steep, hard-to-reach limestone rocks along both sides of the river, where the greatest number of natural karst caves are located. During the Middle Ages a numerous groups of…
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The Rozhen Monastery “Virgin Mary’s Birth”

The Rozhen Monastery "Virgin Mary's Birth" is one of the most interesting and important religious centres of Bulgaria. The monastery lies at a distance of 6 km east of the town of Melnik. To the southeast of the monastery is Slavyanka Mountain and to the northeast the famous Melnik Pyramids and behind them the snow-caped…
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The Seslavtzi monastery “Saint Nikolai Mirakliyski”

The Seslavtzi Monastery "Saint Nikolai Mirakliyski" is situated at the northeastern part of the Sofia field by the present-day village of Seslavtzi. Its founders are the inhabitants of the village who were occupied with agriculture and cattle breeding during the Ottoman yoke. The preserved inscription of the church tells about its founders. The most precious…
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