The Monastery Sepulchre
The Monastery Sepulchre is a cemetery in Rila, Kyustendil. The Monastery Sepulchre is situated near the museum Icon Gallery, as well as near Rila Monastery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Rila Monastery.
Rila Monastery
Monastery
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. Rila Monastery is situated 130 metres north of The Monastery Sepulchre.
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 The Monastery Sepulchre.
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 The Monastery Sepulchre.
The Monastery Sepulchre
- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Category: burial
- Location: Rila, Kyustendil, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.13212° or 42° 7′ 56″ north
Longitude
23.34027° or 23° 20′ 25″ east
Open location code
8GJ548JR+R4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Monastery Sepulchre and Icon Gallery.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Rila Monastery Rooms and Неофит Рилски.
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