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Rila Monastery
Rila Monastery was founded in the 10th century by Saint John of Rila, a hermit canonized by the Eastern Orthodox Church. His ascetic residence and tomb were sanctified and transformed into a monastic complex that played an important role in the spiritual and social life of medieval Bulgaria. The complex was destroyed by fire in the early 19th century and rebuilt between 1834 and 1862. The monument is a typical example of the Bulgarian Renaissance (18th-19th centuries) and symbolizes the awakening of Slavic cultural identity after centuries of occupation.
Rila Monastery
Rila Monastery was founded in the 10th century by Saint John of Rila, a hermit canonized by the Eastern Orthodox Church. His ascetic residence and tomb were sanctified and transformed into a monastic complex that played an important role in the spiritual and social life of medieval Bulgaria. The complex was destroyed by fire in the early 19th century and rebuilt between 1834 and 1862. The monument is a typical example of the Bulgarian Renaissance (18th-19th centuries) and symbolizes the awakening of Slavic cultural identity after centuries of occupation.
Pirin National Park
The site is located in the Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria, at altitudes between 1008 and 2914 metres, and covers over 27,000 hectares, including a diverse limestone mountain landscape with glacial lakes, waterfalls, caves and predominantly coniferous forests. The site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983. The extension currently covers an area of about 40,000 hectares in the Pirin Mountains, overlapping with the Pirin National Park, with the exception of two areas developed for tourism (skiing). The main part of the extension is high mountain areas with altitudes above 2000 metres, mostly covered by alpine meadows, rocky scree and peaks.
Madara Rider
The Madara Knight, carved into a 100-meter-high cliff near the village of Madara in northeastern Bulgaria, depicts a knight defeating a lion. Madara was the main holy site of the First Bulgarian Empire before Bulgaria converted to Christianity in the 9th century. The inscription next to the sculpture tells of events that took place between 705 and 801 AD.
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
In the Roussenski Valley of the Roma River in northeastern Bulgaria, a complex of rock-hewn churches, chapels, monasteries and cells developed near the village of Ivanovo. In the 12th century, the first hermits dug their cells and churches here. The 14th-century frescoes bear witness to the extraordinary skills of the artists of the Tarnovo School.
Madara Rider
The Madara Knight, carved into a 100-meter-high cliff near the village of Madara in northeastern Bulgaria, depicts a knight defeating a lion. Madara was the main holy site of the First Bulgarian Empire before Bulgaria converted to Christianity in the 9th century. The inscription next to the sculpture tells of events that took place between 705 and 801 AD.