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The Rila Lakes are a group of high mountain lakes in the Rila Mountains about 2 hours drive from Sophia, Bulgaria. A long ski lift takes you from the base in the valley to near the top. You then have to hike up the rest of the way and down various trails to see the lakes.
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Rila Mountains, Bulgaria.
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The last shot of my Musala series ;) Even though this winter sunrise was nothing special, I was lucky to find some untouched snow for the foreground and, coupled with the temperature inversion with the low clouds, the scenery seems interesting to me. View towards Malka Musala and Irechek peaks, with the Balkan Mountains on the horizon.
Das Rila-Kloster ist eines der Wahrzeichen Bulgariens. Gelegen ist es in einem Tal des Rila-Gebirges zwischen den Flüssen Rilska und Drushlyawitsa, in einer Höhe von 1147m über dem Meeresspiegel. Das Kloster ist ca. 120km von Sofia entfernt.
Das Rila-Kloster wurde in der ersten Hälfte des 10. Jahrhunderts gegründet. Seine Geschichte ist eng mit dem ersten bulgarischen Eremiten, dem Heiligen Ivan Rilski verbunden,
From a hike Shirley and I took in the Rila Mountains of Bulgaria. The local area is known as Rila Seven Lakes on account of their number. I believe that this was number three.
Shirley loves to walk but isn't keen on the hard work of ascent. Needless to say I was accused of playing down the effort required on this hike.
Rila Monastery, Bulgaria.
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Rila Monastery, southwest Bulgaria, after sunset in autumn. They don't allow visitors to go up to the upper floors, which would have been a better POV, but oh well....
I'm uploading 3 versions, there wasn't much light later at night, but I'll upload a blue hour version some day, it wasn't so bad.
Das Rila-Kloster ist eines der Wahrzeichen Bulgariens. Gelegen ist es in einem Tal des Rila-Gebirges zwischen den Flüssen Rilska und Drushlyawitsa, in einer Höhe von 1147m über dem Meeresspiegel. Das Kloster ist ca. 120km von Sofia entfernt.
Das Rila-Kloster wurde in der ersten Hälfte des 10. Jahrhunderts gegründet. Seine Geschichte ist eng mit dem ersten bulgarischen Eremiten, dem Heiligen Ivan Rilski verbunden,
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June sunset by the Kidney Lake in the Rila Mountain of Bulgaria.
Same view in autumn: www.flickr.com/photos/raskoll/6343017025/in/dateposted/
Рила
Rila is the highest mountain of Bulgaria, the Balkan Peninsula and Southeast Europe. The highest summit is at an elevation of 2,925 m.
The Rila Monastery is one of the most remarkable monuments of culture and symbols of Bulgaria. It is located in the picturesque mountains near the Rila river.
It was founded by Saint John of Rila (Ivan Rilski) in 927-941 - the patron saint of the Bulgarian people. He was born in Skrino and lived many years in a secluded cave, located near the village. Later he sought seclusion in the Vitosha Mountains and after that - in Rila Mountains, where he founded the Rila monastery.
Since its foundation, the monastery has become one of the most important spiritual and cultural centers of the country. In Revival times the Bulgarian monk, teacher and artist Neophyte of Rila (Neofit Rilski) established a church school and developed pedagogical activity in the monastery. Over the years, the Rila Monastery has given shelter to many prominent Bulgarians - Vasil Levski, Peyo Yavorov, Ilyo Voyvoda and many others.
The monastery has unique architecture. The Defensive Tower was built in 1335. The chapel "Holy Transfiguration" was built inside the tower, keeping old frescoes from the 30s of the 14th century. It is worth it to see the old churches - "Nativity of the Virgin Mary" (Rozhdestvo Bogorodichno), "Assumption of Saint John of Rila" (Uspenie na Sveti Ivan Rilski), "Presentation of Mary" (Vavedenie Bogorodichno), "Saint Luke" (Sveti Luka) and "Intercession of the Virgin Mary" (Pokrov na Sveta Bogoroditsa).
Over the centuries, the monastery was plundered and burned many times and over time its exterior changed.
Today it is the largest functioning monastery in Bulgaria. Part of the complex is turned into a museum, showing the rich history of the Rila Monastery. There are a lot of interesting old icons, church utensils and a coin collection stored in the museum.
The Rila monastery is included in World Heritage list of UNESCO in 1974.
The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, better known as the Rila Monastery (Bulgarian: Рилски манастир, Rilski manastir) is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the southwestern Rila Mountains, 117 km (73 mi) south of the capital Sofia in the deep valley of the Rilska River at an elevation of 1,147 m (3,763 ft) above sea level, inside of Rila Monastery Nature Park. The monastery is named after its founder, the hermit Ivan of Rila (876 - 946 AD), and today houses around 60 monks.
Founded in the 10th century, the Rila Monastery is regarded as one of Bulgaria's most important cultural, historical and architectural monuments and is a key tourist attraction for both Bulgaria and Southern Europe.