Product Description

BG Рилски Манастир

The Rila Monastery “Sveti Ivan Rilski”, is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the southwestern Rila Mountains, 117 km south of the capital Sofia in the deep valley of the Rilska River (“Rila River”) at an elevation of 1,147 m above sea level, inside of Rila Monastery Nature Park. The monastery is named after its founder, the hermit Saint Ivan of Rila (876 – 946 AD), and houses around 60 monks. The monastery is a popular pilgrimage site for many Orthodox Christians.

During your visit and stay on the territory of the Rila Monastery, with a view to observing the established church order, please follow these rules:
It is not allowed:

• to smoke in the Monastery Complex;
• to enter in the Complex with improper attire: short skirts, shorts, vests, and all other kinds of skimpy outfit;
• to take photographs and videos in the church and in the Monastery museum;
• to go upstairs on the floors of the residential buildings;
• to make noise, as well as enter with pets.

Inside the church:

• you must observe silence by all means;
• men must enter without hats;
• it is forbidden to enter with perambulators, tourist backpacks and other kinds of bulky baggage;
• when we pray in front of the icons, or in front of the chest with the relics of St. John, we should not place our hands onto them. The holy icons, as well as the relics, are honored only with kissing;
• the lit candles are not held in hands, but they are placed in the appropriate places: the low candelabra for the departed, and the high candelabra for the living;
• it is not accepted to sit in the church with crossed legs, to keep hands in pockets, as well as to use mobile devices.

Rooms with 2, 4 beds
Provisions: blankets, bed sheet, water
Private rooms – Yes
Food – No
Toilet – inside 
Bathroom – Yes  
 
Price per person per night: 15 EUR
Reservations fee: 12 EUR per reservation