Klisurski Monastery

Varshets, Bulgaria

Klisurski is a monastery of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church located in northwestern Bulgaria. It is the fourth largest monastery in Bulgaria. The complex includes two churches, three residential buildings, a farmyard and a kitchen.

Klisurski Monastery was founded in the 1240 during the Second Bulgarian Empire. It was repeatedly destroyed during the Ottoman rule. In 1862 it was burned down and the monks and pilgrims were killed by a Turkish pasha and his soldiers. The monastery was reconstructed in 1869 and the church was officially consecrated in 1891.

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Varshets, Bulgaria
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Founded: 1240/1869
Category: Religious sites in Bulgaria

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Tim Logik (13 months ago)
One of the prettiest and best maintained monasteries in Bulgaria. The parking lot even has charging stations for EVs, which is great considering the remote location.
Damjan Cingarski (14 months ago)
Every monastery has is external and its internal side to experience. I guess the external beauty is a manifestation of the internal one. Try to be a part of the life in it and it will become clearer.
Anton van A (17 months ago)
Great monastary for a quick visit. Easily accessible by car. There is a water source to fill bottles.
Rumen Peykov (3 years ago)
It is very beautiful monastery placed on magnificent location rounded with dark green forest. The buildings and the space is good maintained. But the prohibitory signs (don't make pictures, don't speak etc) are very boring. The restaurant before the monastery serves tasty food.
Denitsa Gugova (5 years ago)
A beautiful, peaceful monastery, which is almost entirely wheelchair accessible! The church is perched on a hill in the middle of the yard and there's an electric ramp for wheelchairs. The yard is beautiful and perfectly maintained, with lots of flowers and greenery, and a river. There are rooms which can also be rented for a night or two in traditional Bulgarian-renaissance style buildings around the church. There are also wheelchair accessible toilets, a children's playground, a souvenir shop, and a restaurant, which is located right next to the entrance of the monastery. Definitely a must visit place!
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