Rila Monastery

Rila monastery is situated at an altitude of 1,150m. It is surounded by 24-meter - high stone walls. Rila monastery is built in the 30s of the X century in Rila mountain. With the time the monastery has been devastated and reconstructed many times. It is considered that the creator of the monastery is the Bulgarian monk Joan Rilski. In the middle of the inner yard is the oldest building in the complex - the stone tower. There is rich library with many precious archives.