He was probably the most faithful friend the Bulgarian people ever had, British newspaper The Times once described its longtime Balkan Peninsula correspondent, James Bourchier. He lived in Bulgaria for quarter of a century and became one of..
Although many of us prefer to spend more time home these days for fear of the epidemic, others do not forget to seek God where their prayers are best heard. Bulgaria’s biggest monastery, the Rila Monastery , remains a preferred place..
This is the most beautiful church in the area of Sapareva Banya – this is what everyone who ever crossed the threshold of the Assumption of Virgin Mary church, nestled on a small slope near the village of Saparevo (some 60 kilometers south..
A twenty nine-year-old female tourist died near the Rila Monastery after a huge beech tree fell on her tent, the fire department in the town of Rila told the Bulgarian National Radio. Another person was wounded. Tourists called 112 before 10 pm..
The government will allocate 600,000 levs (about 307,000 euros) for the restoration, repair and maintenance of the Rila Monastery, one of the most important cultural monuments in Bulgaria. This was announced by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov after..
Iliya Markov Popgeorgiev is one of the few participants in all stages of liberation processes in Bulgaria – from being a prominent “hajduk” (commander of armed bands) during the years of the Ottoman yoke, to participant in the military..
BBC 2 TV aired the miniseries “Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul”, a large part of which is dedicated to the trail from the town of Samokov to Rila Monastery in Mount Rila. The film reveals the potential of Bulgaria’s nature and cultural..
On October 19, Orthodox Bulgaria honors the memory of its heavenly protector, St. Ivan Rilski. The name of the most famous monastery in this country, which is also a monument of UNESCO and has preserved the faith and spirituality of the..
The Rila Monastery has attracted a record-high number of visitors in 2017. The number of tourists and pilgrims to Bulgaria’s biggest monastery is expected to exceed 1 million by the end of the year, Rila Monastery’s abbot Evlogy, bishop of Adrianopole,..
In the past, hundreds of pilgrims crossed on foot the magnificent Rila Mountain along a trail in a bid to reach Rila Monastery and pay homage to the remains of St. John (Ivan) of Rila the Wonder Worker, founder of the monastery in 10 c. Today the..
