Rila Monastery
August 2nd 1975 After that aromatic visit to Dupnitsa, our tour bus continued on to the Rila Mountains. Rila Monastery is situated up in the Rila Mountains some 75 miles (121 km) from Sofia. It's been an important Bulgarian cultural and religious site for centuries, with the oldest part dating to the 15th century. Rila Monastery was founded earlier, however, in the 10th century by St John of Rila (876-ca. 946). H
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