Rila Monastery was founded in the 10th century by St John of Rila, a hermit canonized by the Orthodox Church. His ascetic dwelling and tomb became a holy site and were transformed into a monastic ...

Rila Mountains Seven Lakes and Rila Monastery, Bulgaria. Kroger CEO Resigns Over ‘Personal Conduct’ After Board Probe McDonald’s Brings Back Beloved Breakfast Item Nationwide After Years of ...

Nestled in mountain forests an hour and a half south of Sofia, the Rila Monastery is Bulgaria’s most popular tourist destination. It is the country’s largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox ...

Carved right into the rock, up on a cliffside or overlooking the valley from atop a rocky promontory... In the Balkans, from ...

This round-up of stunning shots of Bulgaria includes an image of a cave that's home to a large bat population There are also spectacularly remote monasteries, such as the colourful Rila Monastery ...

Bulgaria's Rila Monastery. Founded in the 10th Century, it has played a key role in the country's cultural and national identity A chronology of key events: 500 BC - Thracian tribes settle in what ...

We woke reasonably late following the feast and free flowing wine the night before. After gathering ourselves and our packs, we headed down to our homestay ...

Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo Monastery and Monastery of Rila (Bulgaria) - US$21,000: of which US$16,000 will be earmarked for the purchase of equipment and US$5,000 for advisory services on the ...