Departure : 09:00 from Tourist bus stop on Maria Luiza Blvd. opposite McDonalds, close to Banya Bashi Mosque

Advanced booking is required.

Rila Monastery is the most exquisite example of monastery art and architecture of Bulgaria located in the picturesque heart of the mountain. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary keeps the miraculous icon, splendid gilded iconostasis and the chest with the relics of St. Ivan Rilski. In the court are located the middle age battlements of Hrelyu tower and the old kitchen. During your free time you will be able to visit the church museum with the wood-carved cross of monk Rafael or taste the famous local mekitsi (kind of a doughnut) and the traditional Bulgarian yogurt. Free time. Return to Sofia.