Aladzha Monastery

Intriguing place Needs a lot more descriptions for the exhibits and overall story package.

It is an amazing place. Visit it. The nature is so beautiful.

Aladzha Monastery (Bulgarian: Аладжа манастир) is a medieval Orthodox Christian cave monastery complex in northeastern Bulgaria, 17 km north of centra.. Read more »l Varna and 3 km west of Golden Sands beach resort, in a protected forest area adjacent to the Golden Sands Nature Park. The monastery caves were hewn into a 25-m high vertical karst cliff near the upper edge of the Franga Plateau on several levels. The complex includes two small nearby catacombs. Dedicated to the Holy Trinity, it was an active hesychast monastic community of the Second Bulgarian Empire since the 12th century and perhaps survived until the early 18th century. Nearby, remains of a 5th-century cave monastery have been found. A cave monastery may have existed not far from the modern monastery Aladzha, near Varna. Its early dating to the fourth century is secured by fragments of glassware, but coins of Justinian indicate that the complex may have still been in use during the 500s

Lovely garden and a true medieval Monastery ingraved in the white rock. The catacombs are also very interesting

Interesting and strange place to be. Worth a short visit.

Captivating, mystic, perfectly maintained park.

Something completely different from ordinary tourist attractions. It is worth visiting to understand what hermit really meant and how people understoo.. Read more »d to draw closer to God in the Middle Ages.

An interesting place to see! Though I've visited it a few times when in the region, it's still breathtaking! The forest around it is so serene and you.. Read more » can even see the sea from there. Kids love the cave dwellings. Hitchhikers can also access it easily.

This place was actually an amazing hideout for Christian monks from the islamic Ottoman empire. The builders must have had amazing will and faith to c.. Read more »reate a home within the rocky mountain itself. Nowadays it even sounds scary if you think that someone have actually lived there. This is definitely outstanding achievement for these poor people and their simple crafting tools.

Very interesting monastery from 13th - 14th Century, The monks lifestyle in those days was truly hard and challenging.