Sofia Monasteries Day Tour

Sofia Monasteries Day Tour

The Sofia Monastery tour is the new, unique day tour that we offer. You will make a journey form all sides of Sofia, meeting its most mystic religious places. We will guide you to unknown parts of Bulgarian cultural sides, showing one different side of its capital.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Dragalevtsi Monastery, Dragalevtsi, Sofia Bulgaria

Dragalevtsi Monastery of the Holy Mother of God of Vitosha, Dragalevski manastir „Sveta Bogoroditsa Vitoshka“) is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery on the lower slopes of Vitosha mountain on the outskirts of the capital Sofia in western Bulgaria. Founded in the mid-14th century by Bulgarian tsar Ivan Alexander, the monastery was abandoned after the Ottoman conquest of Sofia and reestablished in the late 15th century, when it became an important literary centre. The monastery church and some of its frescoes date from this period.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Klisurski Monastery, Between Berkovitsa and Varshets, Montana Bulgaria

Klisurski Monastery of "St. Cyril and St. Methodius,"[1] also known as Klisura Monastery,[2] is a monastery of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church located in northwestern Bulgaria. It is the fourth largest monastery in Bulgaria. The complex includes two churches, three residential buildings, a farmyard and a kitchen.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Divotino Monastery "Holy Trinity", ул. „Цар Симеон“ 27, 1320 Bankya, Bulgaria

Divotinski monastery "St Troitsa" is located 7 km southwest of the town of Bankya and 10 km northeast of the village of Divotino at the foot of Lyulin mountain. It is 17 km north of the town of Pernik and 43 km west of the capital Sofia.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Lozen Monastery, 1151, Bulgaria

The Lozen Monastery of St. Spas in the village of Lozen is a Bulgarian monastery built during the Second Bulgarian Empire. It is the easternmost monastery from the spectacular 13th-century monastery complex Mala Sveta Gora. The monastery is called “Sveti Spas” (Holy Saviour) after the day of The Ascension of Jesus (Spasovden) (there is no saint with the name of Spas).

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Кремиковски манастир „Св.Великомъченик Георги Победоносец“, St George Str, 1849 Sofia, Bulgaria

The Kremikovtsi Monastery of Saint George is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery near Kremikovtsi to the northeast of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Founded during the Second Bulgarian Empire (12th–14th century) and re-established in 1493 by a local Bulgarian noble, the monastery includes two churches. Of these, the older medieval church is notable for its highly regarded 15th-century frescoes.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: St. Mina Monastery, ul. "Sveti Mina", 1278 Sofia, Bulgaria

Obradovski monastery "Saint Mina" is one of the most visited holy sites near Sofia. It is 2 km away from Sofia's quarter ​​Benkovski on the banks of the Vladayska River. After 1989, the monastery became popular with thousands of worshipers, who came for the miraculous icon of St. Minas in the temple. The saint is a strong advocate and quick assistant for every godly request. A period of massive construction began in the holy cloister - a whole complex of buildings and chapels grew up. Among them is the new domed temple, painted with Byzantine-style frescoes and dedicated to St. Nicholas.

Duration: 1 hour