NEWS
27/08/2022 |
Today we celebrate Tourism DayToday we celebrate Tourism Day. August 27 is the birthday of organized tourism in Bulgaria, because in 1895, on the initiative of the writer Aleko Konstantinov, 300 people climbed Black Peak. In this regard, we offer you an idea for your summer walk in the Rila Monastery Nature Park, which will take you no more than an hour and a half, two one-way mountain hikes, at the end of which you will be able to enjoy the Dry Lake phenomenon. It is known that at the end of summer...
18/08/2022 |
1076 years from the Dormition of St. John of RilaToday we mark the 1076th anniversary of the Dormition of Saint John of Rila. Every year in the Rila Holy Monastery, this bright holiday is celebrated with an all-night vigil and a bishop's holy liturgy. Hundreds of Orthodox Christians from different parts of the country arrive at the monastery to bow before the Rila saint. St. Ioan of Rila is revered as the greatest Bulgarian saint, the heavenly patron of Bulgaria, and the intercessor of our people before God. On this...
15/08/2022 |
we celebrate one of the biggest Christian holidays - Assumption of the Virgin MaryToday we celebrate one of the biggest Christian holidays - Assumption of the Virgin, better known as the Great Virgin. On this day, hundreds of pilgrims traditionally come to the Rila Monastery. In addition to the monastery, pilgrims traditionally go to the surrounding recreation areas, built by the park directorate. We call on all worshipers and visitors to the nature park to comply with the provisions of the order of the Director of the Directorate of Nature Park "Rila...
27/07/2022 |
Renovated information boardsThe dendrological route in the "Rila Monastery" Nature Park awaits you with updated entrance information signs. The forest inspectors of the park directorate placed new specimens of the characteristic tree species found along this specialized route. The path starts immediately above Bachkova Cheshma, passes through the grave of Saint Ivan of Rila, and descends on the road to the Rila Monastery. Along it you can find an extraordinary variety of about 33 tree and shrub species,...