We continued our journey to the Rila mountains and to Rila Monastery where there was a campsite. There are not many proper campsites in Bulgaria, as most like this are a small patch of land behind small wooden bungalows. ...
There are many luxury and middle-class hotels, holiday apartments as well as more than 40 small family hotels and pensions. As they are usually fully booked in advance for the duration of the ski season, it would be good if you book a ... Another highlight nearby is the Rila Monastery. It is the biggest monastery in Bulgaria and also one of the most remarkable monuments on the Balkan Peninsula. A visit to the smallest Bulgarian town ? Melnik, would be a perfect choice for ...
the monastery saw its apogee in the 19th century when it served as a regional spiritual centre and had numerous real estate holdings in the surrounding area. the end of the monastery's heyday was put by a famous local revolutionary, ...
