Best places: Religions in Belchin, Bulgaria

Ornate monastery, one of the country's most-visited cultural sites, with a museum & frescoes.

Tranquil, medieval-era monastery attracting visitors for its frescoes & ancient architecture.

Ornate, domed Orthodox church featuring an elaborate interior covered with murals.

1914 Russian Orthodox church featuring a colorful tiled exterior & gilded onion domes.

Monastery dedicated to Egyptian martyr Mina, with chapels & a garden, plus religious souvenirs.

👍👍 One of the prettiest and best maintained monasteries in Bulgaria. The parking lot even has charging stations for EVs, which is great considering the remote location.

14-century Bulgarian Orthodox monastery with frescoes & paintings in a secluded forest setting.

👍👍 Tiny church dating back to 1614. Unique frescoes and very kind keeper. Definately worth a visit if you are around Bansko. Dobursko is high in the mountain and the road is so picturesque.

👍👍 One of the must-visit places for every Bulgarian. The air still carries the memory of horror. The atmosphere reminds everyone of the price of freedom.

👍👍 Beautiful Holly Place! The Monastery is situated in the mountains, and have very nice view to the valley of Sofia.

👍 Dear pilgrims and seekers of spiritual solace, I implore you to set foot upon the sacred grounds of Bansko, where a resplendent church, adorned with a garden of sublime beauty, awaits your arrival. Prepare to be mesmerized by an experience that transcends the boundaries of the ordinary, as this extr...

12th-century Bulgarian Orthodox monastery with a 19th-century church & a small Vasil Levski museum.

👍👍 Amazing spiritual place fir anyone, who wants to experience and see a typical Bulgarian Orthodox Monastery. Beautiful church and icons, very well done and maintained. I even bought an ointment for psoriasis made by the monks. Very close to Sofia if you can't travel to the other monasteries.

Iconic Bulgarian Orthodox church with Neo-Byzantine architecture & an underground museum.

Monastery with medieval origins & mountain views, where the resident monks offer simple lodgings.

6th-century Byzantine church with a largely brick interior, paintings & an underground crypt.

Monastery with 14th-century roots in a river gorge, featuring a church & icons in an onsite museum.

👍👍 Nice little ancient Orthodox church in the park of Sofia, we well maintained and regular visits were observed too. Churches still have central position into the lives of eastern orthodox Christians. There was a presence of holy feeling in this little ancient church. Must to visit place in Sofia, B...

👍👍 Amazing place. But can be seen only in the summer.

Landmark church with a rounded inner chamber, designed by Anton Tornyov & built from 1910 to 1940.