Bachkovo Monastery, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
4.5 (426 reviews) Spent < 1 hour Ranking #1 in Bachkovo Historic Sites • Religious Sites
Enchanted place
The Bachkovo monastery is one of most important monasteries of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. It is a real place of cult and religion that is very respected by the believers. The monastery is also a National monument of culture, reach of history, art and traditions. It conserves a huge number of icons, paintings, church buildings and very precious examples of church utensils from XI to XIX centuries. It is very possible to stay at the monastery, to have pleasure assist at an Orthodox mass, fill the spirit of Orthodoxy, see the wonderful paintings and picturesque surroundings, try the monastery's cuisine, wine and rakia.
Address
10km south of Asenovgrad on the main road between Assenovgrad and Smolyan, Bachkovo 4251 Bulgaria
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http://www.bachkovskimanastir.com/en/
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 07, 2024, 19:51
User Ratings
4.5 based on (426 reviews)
Reviews
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5HalDavies 5:00 PM May 29, 2021
Simply stunning
Driving to Plovdiv we have passed through Bachkovo for ten years. We have shopped in the market which is very nice. On Friday we took the plunge. Oh Wow! This is a calm, beautiful place that has been cleaned/restored sensitively. The main church is a collection of murals, silver, brass, icons, candelabra. It is perfectly orthodox and stunning. The rest of the monastery is equally lovely. It is a 'must' place to visit.
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5sharpster08 5:00 PM Sep 25, 2022
Beautiful place near Plovdiv
Having parked our car in one of the large car parks at the foot of the hill there were so many people around and a busy avenue of tacky shops on the path to the monastery so we expected it to be very busy up there. We were wrong as everybody seemed to be shopping and the monastery itself was crowd free. It's another beautiful monastery and only Rila was more impressive for us. As always the setting is superb, surrounded by tree covered mountains. The picturesque old buildings and the churches all add up to make it an amazing place to visit.
