Rozhen Monastery (Melnik, Bulgaria): Tours & Tickets
- Europe
- Bulgaria
- Blagoevgrad Province
- Melnik
- Things to do in Melnik
- Rozhen Monastery
Aprox. 700 years old monastry from 7 km from Melnik. This summer was the second visit, and we enjoyed again... If you can avoid a larger group of tourists or wait for them to leave, you can feel the absolutely harmony and peace of this monastry. (Perfect time to visit early…
The road to the monastery is as interesting as the place itself. The monastery is small, but tranquil. They ask that visitors respect the wishes for no photographs and for quiet. The day we were there we saw no evidence of this, which I found disappointing. There was a baptism…
very beautiful! exquisite and really old! stunning surroundings! the best way to reach it by foot is a walk of roughly 90 minutes from Melnik through a stunning scenery.
While this small monastery lacks colorful murals and grand scale of Rila monastery, we found this Rozhen monastery a unique and pleasant place to visit. It has a grape vinery planted on top of the area inside the monastery. Its murals, while damaged, have a sense of antique and…
10 minutes, 6km from the city museum of Melnik by car or take an eco path walking то discover a medieval jewellery - Bulgarian orthodox monastery Birth of Virgin Mary , with amazing wood carving iconostas - real masterpiece, and old icons. The date of the the first building is…
