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MOSQUE IN THE TOWN OF KOSTÁNDOVO

MOSQUE IN THE TOWN OF KOSTÁNDOVO

Other temples & Kostandovo-en

MOSQUE IN THE VILLAGE St. PETKA

MOSQUE IN THE VILLAGE St. PETKA

Other temples & St Petka-en

CHAPEL OF St. SPAS

CHAPEL OF St. SPAS

Chapels & Velingrad-en

The Chapel of St. Spas, in the area with the same name, is near the sources of mineral water in Chepino. It has been visited since ancient times by people who unite the healing properties of the ...

CHAPEL OF St. NIKOLA LETNII

CHAPEL OF St. NIKOLA LETNII

Chapels & Rakitovo-en

The chapel is located in the ancient monastery complex of a 14th century. The temple in the monastery has been one of the four largest in the country. Of this type is preserved only the “S...

TEMPLE MONUMENT OF St. ARCHANGEL MIHAIL

TEMPLE MONUMENT OF St. ARCHANGEL MIHAIL

Chapels & Batak

The Temple – monument “St. Archangel Mihail” is located in the area of the cemeteries Bojanovi grobishta.

CHAPEL OF St. GEORGE – IN THE PEAK OSTRETS

CHAPEL OF St. GEORGE – IN THE PEAK OSTRETS

Chapels & Velingrad-en

The chapel “Sveti George” (St. George) is to the west of Chepino district, at the same peak Ostrets. The construction of the chapel began in 2010 on the foundations of a medieval chur...

CHAPEL OF THE FOUNTAIN OF HOLY LIFE

CHAPEL OF THE FOUNTAIN OF HOLY LIFE

Chapels & Velingrad-en

The new chapel “THE FOUNTAIN OF HOLY LIFE” is located in the district Ladzene of Velingrad.

CHAPEL – ICON OF HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

CHAPEL – ICON OF HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

Chapels & Velingrad-en

The icon is a work of the sculptor Lubomir Dobrev, member of the Union of Artists of Bulgaria – sculpture section. He is the author of numerous monuments, statues and memorials in Bulgaria....

TEMPLE OF St. VASILII

TEMPLE OF St. VASILII

Chapels & Velingrad-en

CHAPEL OF St. PETKA

CHAPEL OF St. PETKA

Chapels & Yundola-en

For tourists wishing to tour the sacred sites in this part of the mountain, there is an important stop in Yúndola. On a lawn in the very center of the village there is the “Santa Petka̶...

CHAPEL OF St. GEORGE

CHAPEL OF St. GEORGE

Chapels & Velingrad-en

The chapel of St. George is located on the hill south of Kamenitsa district. In this place in the past there has been a monastery destroyed during the forced conversion to Islam. Its name is tran...

CHAPEL OF SVETI ILIA (St. Elias)

CHAPEL OF SVETI ILIA (St. Elias)

Chapels & Velingrad-en

Above the Kleptuza karstic spring, on the initiative of tourists and residents, the chapel “San Ilia” (St. Elias) was built. It is located a few meters from the open excavations of a ...

BATKUNSKI MONASTERY OF THE SAINTS PETER AND PAUL

BATKUNSKI MONASTERY OF THE SAINTS PETER AND PAUL

Monasteries & Patalenitsa-en

The Batkunski monastery of St. Peter and St. Paul is located in the territory of the spiritual administrative district of Pazardzhik. It is located in the northern hills of Mount Karkariya; In th...

CHURCH OF HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

CHURCH OF HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

Churches & Peshtera-en

The church “Holy Mother of God” was built from 1864 to 1865.

CHURCH OF St. JOHN THE BAPTIST

CHURCH OF St. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Churches & Bratsigovo-en

One of the emblematic buildings of the town of Bratcigovo is the church ” St. John the Baptist”. The temple was initiated in 1832 and finished in 1833 by the Grand Master Atanas ̶...

CHURCH OF St. PETKA

CHURCH OF St. PETKA

Churches & Peshtera-en

The old church was built between 1690-1710, and was consecrated by the bishop of Plovdiv Gregory Damaskin, probably in 1711. The original building was significantly smaller and, like the current ...

CHURCH OF St. DIMITAR

CHURCH OF St. DIMITAR

Churches & Peshtera-en

The church “St. Dimitar” is one of the few preserved monuments of the Renaissance in Bulgaria. It was built in the period from 1825 to 1831 by the famous builders of Péshtera Kuzman M...

CHURCH OF THE SAINTS KONSTANTIN AND ELENA

CHURCH OF THE SAINTS KONSTANTIN AND ELENA

Churches & Kostandovo-en

CHURCH OF THE HOLY ASSUMPTION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD

CHURCH OF THE HOLY ASSUMPTION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD

Churches & Batak

The church “HOLY ASUNCION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD” was built in 1912. It was designed by the Czech architect Josef Schnitter.

CHURCH OF St. MARTYR NEDELYA

CHURCH OF St. MARTYR NEDELYA

Churches & Rakitovo-en

The construction of the church began in 1861 and was completed in 1865 The greatest merit for the existence of the Orthodox Church has the Mayor of the village Rakitovo Hafiz Hussein. In 1857, Ma...

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