Bulgaria's Rila Monastery opened Saturday its church-historic museum after eight months of renovation works. The precious collection, has been extended and some of the exhibits were restored, ...

STORY: The Bachkovo Monastery is located in the Rhodope Mountains and on the tentative list of UNESCO world heritage sites, and each year on Easter Monday worshippers gather to take part in a ...

Greeks are once again turning to Bulgaria for weekend getaways and short vacations, travel agencies report. This trend is ...

Charlie Kitcat stays in a modest £18-a-night room in Bulgaria’s holiest location, Rila Monastery The first light shines through the curtainless window, then I hear a faint trickle of water and a ...

Rila Monastery is regarded as one of Bulgaria’s most important cultural, historical and architectural monuments, and contributed greatly to the preservation of Bulgarian culture and heritage during ...

Mountain views, beautiful coloured frescos and a fortress-like complex. Postcards explores Bulgaria's magnificent Rila Monastery, a spiritual centre for more than 1,000 years. Founded in the 10th ...

Sunday marks the 113th anniversary of a swift and decisive military operation that permanently brought the monastic community of Mount Athos under Greek sovereignty ...