Rila Monastery Ecclesiastical and Historical Museum
Rila Monastery Ecclesiastical and Historical Museum is a museum in Rila, Kyustendil. Rila Monastery Ecclesiastical and Historical Museum is situated nearby to the museum Icon Gallery, as well as near The Nativity of the Virgin Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rila Monastery.
Rila Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Andreeva78551, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monastery of Saint John of Rila, also known as Rila Monastery ("Sveti Ivan Rilski", is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urdini Lakes and Pastra.
Urdini Lakes
Locality
The Urdini Lakes are a group of glacial lakes, situated in the northwestern Rila Mountains in Bulgaria. They are not as popular with the tourists as the Seven Rila Lakes further west, because they are situated in the most difficultly accessible areas of the mountain range. Urdini Lakes is situated 5 km north of Rila Monastery Ecclesiastical and Historical Museum.
Pastra
Village
Pastra is a small mountain village in the Rila Municipality of Kyustendil Province in south-western Bulgaria. As of 2013, it had 151 inhabitants. It lies at the western foothills of the Rila Mountains on the banks of the Rilska River just outside the borders of the Rila Monastery Nature Park. Pastra is situated 10 km west of Rila Monastery Ecclesiastical and Historical Museum.
Rila Monastery Ecclesiastical and Historical Museum
- Opening hours: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Rila, Kyustendil, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.13334° or 42° 8′ northLongitude
23.34072° or 23° 20′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8GJ548MR+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 5808724454OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Icon Gallery and The Nativity of the Virgin Church.
Nearby Places
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