Zemen Monastery
Zemen Monastery
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Jan V
Sofia, Bulgaria6,860 contributions
June 2020 • Friends
A nice piece of history to be found at the Zemen monastery, erected in xi century with paintings from xiv, some of which unique for the orthodox world. 70-80 km away from Sofia. Well organized under the National Historical Museum. Entry is just 5 leva, though there are combined options with the Boyana church etc. There is also a lunch option already - a traditional Bulgarian country-side restaurant. Generally worth visiting, though small and usually taking few minutes of observation.
Written 6 June 2020
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Chillout_cat
Sofia, Bulgaria83 contributions
June 2017 • Friends
A small monastery hidden from the great tourist traffic. Very peaceful place with an old historic church dating back to late 11th century.
Written 31 July 2017
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Ogy Kovachev
Sofia, Bulgaria1,322 contributions
Oct 2017 • Friends
Last days of sunny autumn and a quick daily tour took us to the great picturesque monastery. The church is 10 centuries old and it has history in its base. Good to visit during the week as no crowd at the area.
Written 21 October 2017
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Dara
Bulgaria51 contributions
May 2022 • Friends
In the courtyard of the monastery there are places for seating and recreation. The church itself is old and can be found in the frescoes. The price for entry is 1 BGN.
Written 14 April 2023
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SEs
London, UK25,780 contributions
Oct 2018 • Solo
This is a very old beautiful monetary. This is out of Sofia. You can visit on a day tour out of the city.
Written 21 October 2018
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Dobromir P
Sofia, Bulgaria22 contributions
Mar 2018 • Friends
The place is small, in the mountain nearby the village of Zemen, 75km away from Sofia, BG.
The church is very old, it would be interesting for the visitors to hear the guide and the stories, and very quiet monastery for relax and walk.
The church is very old, it would be interesting for the visitors to hear the guide and the stories, and very quiet monastery for relax and walk.
Written 20 March 2018
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Orlin
Sofia, Bulgaria4 contributions
Sept 2016 • Couples
Impressive landscape and nature, unique Orthodox church from XX century , there are guides on place, close to Sofia
Written 18 January 2017
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