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Favorite Dish: Taking the tour of the monastery makes you hungry ,so After you exit the Samokov gate ,there is a tavern situated on your left ,just over the river. It offers local bulgarian meals , fresh trout that is grown in the region , grill , beer.....
Written Oct 28, 2005
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I had dinner at the Drushlihvitsa restaurant. The meals are about 5 lv and the wine you must try is the local Rilski Monastery wine. The staff is friendly and can speak English. Breakfast I got at the Bakery: its open during daylight and is next to the Rila Restaurant. It is a good place for cheap and healthy breakfast, selling all kinds of bread and also baked things and yoghurd. Both the restaurant and the bakery are at a few metres from the Samokov Gate at the monastery.
Written Mar 20, 2004
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Outside the monastery there are a lot ofsmall restaurants and one of them has a nice view of the back of the monastery... about 500 m after that along the street there are 2 hotels which also offer good food and places to sleep. One of them has 3 stars (As fas as I can remember...).
Favorite Dish: As in all bulgarian restaurants Shopska Salad or shepard salad, than especially for this region trout dishes but you can also take some other typical things... Soon (I hope) on my pages you can read more about our traditional kitchen.
Written Sep 18, 2002
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Built in 1866 as the sign on the roof indicates ,the Monastery bakery has always hot home made bread and donuts. Yogurt and milk can be bought here too
Written Oct 17, 2005
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we did not stopb by to eat, but in the way to the monastery, at the village before it, we saw nice small family own cafe/restaurant that seemed to offer diffrent meals.
Written Aug 12, 2005
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RILA MONASTERY - The Spirit of Bulgarians
If there is one place I recommend to see in Bulgaria,it will be The Rila Monastery.It is the heart and soul of Bulgarians, a cradle of the ancient slavic spirit that preserved our nation through the 5...
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The Keeper of Bulgarian Faith and Idenitity
Bulgarias most famous monastery is the Rila Monastary and it is I guess the most holy place in the country. In any time, it is a major attracktion for pilgrims (mainly Bulgarians) and of course for......
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The monastery is a part of the UNESCO's World Heritage List. Brief description by UNESCO: The Convent of Rila, rebuilt between 1834 and 1860, incorporates the legacies of Saint Ivan of Rilski,...
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Next to Sofia , Plovdiv and one of the 3 moutain chains, you should definitely take the time to visit the Monastery in Rila. It is situated in the Rila mountain, at 1,147 meters above sea level....
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I didn't expect travelling from the little town of Rila that I would see a magnificent architectural monument. The Rila Monastery is the biggest religious center in Bulgaria. It’s situated in the...
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