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Rila Monastery and Boyana Church Day Tour

By Audio Guide Bulgaria
Free cancellation available
Price is $47 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Take a day to visit the cultural heart of Bulgaria: Rila Monastery and Boyana Church. Discover the origins of the Glagolitic and Cyrillic alphabets and learn about the monastery’s role in Bulgaria’s political and Orthodox history.

The artistic richness of frescoes, carvings, and ancient monuments at these sites is immense. Rila Monastery features a large museum complex with a library holding around 3,500 exhibits, including 300 manuscripts and 9,000 printed works from the 11th to 19th centuries. Also preserved are the relics of St. Ivan Rilski, patron saint of Bulgaria, the icon of the Most Holy Mother of God Osenovitsa, and relics of 32 early Christian saints.

Boyana Church, near Sofia, was built in the 10th century and reflects the Byzantine-Balkan Renaissance. It houses the famed 13th-century portrait of Desislava, the “Bulgarian Mona Lisa.”

Both sites are UNESCO-listed — join the tour and discover why.

Activity location
  • Rila Monastery
    • 2643, Rila, Bulgaria
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Sofia Alexander Nevski Cathedral
    • 1000, Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

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Rila Monastery and Boyana Church Day Tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English
Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
$46.90 x 1 Adult$46.90
Total
Price is $46.90

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Audio records for 5 museums
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    Map of Boyana church
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    Рrofessional driver/assistant guide
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    Audio guide device ENG | FR | ES | IT | RU | BG | DE |
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    Transportation Air-conditioned vehicle
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    Map of Rila Monastery
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Parking Fees

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Rila Monastery
  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
The artistic richness of the frescoes, carvings, and ancient material monuments found on these sites is enormous. And to top it off, all of this rich cultural history is preserved by a large museum complex, complete with a rich library that preserves approximately 3,500 unique exhibits, including nearly 300 manuscripts, and 9,000 print and graphic publications from the 11th to 19th centuries. Safely protected within the museum grounds are also the relics of the founder of the monastery and patron saint of the Bulgarian people, St. Ivan Rilski, as well as the icon of the Most Holy Mother of God Osenovitsa, and the relics of 32 early Christian saints.

Location

Activity location
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    Rila Monastery
    • 2643, Rila, Bulgaria
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    Sofia Alexander Nevski Cathedral
    • 1000, Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

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