The monastery offers older, dorm-style western-wing rooms (the communal facilities have toilets but no showers) and some nicer en-suite rooms. In summer, the latter can be booked by midday, so call ahead or arrive early. The reception office (in the southern wing) handles bookings. Breakfast not included.
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s must-see attractions
Church of Rozhdestvo Bogorodichno
0.02 MILES
The highlight of Rila Monastery is this magnificent church, built from 1834 to 1837, with distinctive black-and-white archways and three yellow-painted…
21.89 MILES
Surrounded by 1m thick stone walls, this 19th-century church has the air of a fortress. By contrast, the interior is a multicolour marvel with flower…
21.94 MILES
This richly painted 18th-century mansion stands out among Bulgaria's countless heritage properties. Admire elaborate frescoes within the house-museum and…
Ecclesiastical & Historical Museum
0.04 MILES
Rila Monastery's museum has a diverting collection of items and documents from across the centuries, including 14th-century wood carvings, Revival-era…
House Museum of Nikola Vaptsarov
21.78 MILES
This house-museum was the birthplace of Nikola Vaptsarov (1909–42), a respected antifascist poet and activist. Influenced by communist ideology while a…
21.91 MILES
Occupying a Revival-era stone and wood building, this house-museum exhibits manuscripts by, and photos of, Rilski (1793–1881), the father of Bulgarian…
Museum of Otets Paisii Hilendarski
21.95 MILES
Commemorating the eponymous local monk, author and instigator of Bulgarian nationalism, this museum contains a chapel with a replica of the room at the…
Historical & Ethnographical Museum
21.97 MILES
This museum in a 19th-century mansion contains finds dating back to 6000 BC, plus antique, medieval and 19th-century National Revival–period items.
Nearby attractions
1. Church of Rozhdestvo Bogorodichno
0.02 MILES
The highlight of Rila Monastery is this magnificent church, built from 1834 to 1837, with distinctive black-and-white archways and three yellow-painted…
2. Ecclesiastical & Historical Museum
0.04 MILES
Rila Monastery's museum has a diverting collection of items and documents from across the centuries, including 14th-century wood carvings, Revival-era…
3. House Museum of Nikola Vaptsarov
21.78 MILES
This house-museum was the birthplace of Nikola Vaptsarov (1909–42), a respected antifascist poet and activist. Influenced by communist ideology while a…
4. Bansko Permanent Icon Exhibition
21.86 MILES
Housed within a former nunnery dating to 1749, this small museum exhibits 18th- and 19th-century icons painted by the Bansko School of art.
21.89 MILES
Surrounded by 1m thick stone walls, this 19th-century church has the air of a fortress. By contrast, the interior is a multicolour marvel with flower…
6. House Museum of Neofit Rilski
21.91 MILES
Occupying a Revival-era stone and wood building, this house-museum exhibits manuscripts by, and photos of, Rilski (1793–1881), the father of Bulgarian…
21.94 MILES
This richly painted 18th-century mansion stands out among Bulgaria's countless heritage properties. Admire elaborate frescoes within the house-museum and…
8. Museum of Otets Paisii Hilendarski
21.95 MILES
Commemorating the eponymous local monk, author and instigator of Bulgarian nationalism, this museum contains a chapel with a replica of the room at the…