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Aladzha MonasteryVarna, Bulgaria
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The 12th century rocky Orthodox monastery, currently in ruins. It is known that from the 4th century Christian hermits lived in the catacombs. The monastery lasted until the end of the XIV century, until it was destroyed by the Ottomans, but the monks continued to inhabit the caves for another four hundred years. Before, almost all grottoes were decorated with frescoes, but today they remained only in the monastery chapel. | Address: | улица „Цар Симеон I“ 6А, Варна | | Phone: | +359 52 355 460 | | Hours: | monday: 09:00–17:00 tuesday: 09:00–17:00 wednesday: 09:00–17:00 thursday: 09:00–17:00 friday: 09:00–17:00 saturday: 09:00–17:00 sunday: 09:00–17:00 |
 | Nesrin Tanyürek 10.02.21
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 |
 | Vessislava Tancheva 25.09.20
Lovely garden and a true medieval Monastery ingraved in the white rock.
The catacombs are also very interesting |
 | Silvia Chindea 13.09.20
Interesting and strange place to be. Worth a short visit. |
 | Liviu Mihai 16.08.20
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. |
 | Elina Staneva 14.08.20
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. |
 | Pesho NT 13.08.20
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. |
 | Jose Ferreira 03.08.20
Very interesting monastery from 13th - 14th Century, The monks lifestyle in those days was truly hard and challenging. |
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