Sofia - Rila Monastery - Sapareva Bath - Sofia
Description:
Inspection of the monastery, which was founded in the 10th century by the monk St. Ivan Rylsky. For many centuries, the monastery played an important role in Bulgarian history as an important cultural and spiritual center. The monastery contains the relics of St. John of Rylsky and the miraculous icon of the Virgin “Odigitria” with 32 partitions and relics of saints. It is one of the three most revered icons in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The monastery is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. After lunch we will visit one of the most famous balneo-resorts in Bulgaria - Sapareva Banya. There is a unique natural phenomenon here: a hot geyser beating straight from the ground into the sky. Its temperature is 103oC and it is one of the hottest geysers in the world and the only one not only in Bulgaria, but also in the whole continental Europe. Its water is not just hot - it is mineral, therefore - healing. It is distributed in pools, with a temperature of +40 ° C, +36 ° C and contrast, with a temperature of +20 ° C. Two hours swimming in the pool / you need to wear swimsuits, your own towel and slippers!