The Rila Monastery compound in Bulgaria includes a main church, a museum and these monastic cells surrounding a large courtyard. June 4, 2016

The Rila Monastary complex in Bulgaria. June 4, 2016

The outdoor frescoes of the Rila Monastery church in Bulgaria. June 4, 2016

A close-up of the colorful outside frescoes of the Rila Monastery in Bulgaria. June 4, 2016

A close-up of the colorful outside frescoes of the Rila Monastery in Bulgaria. June 4, 2016

Me standing outside in front of the colorful and beautiful frescoes under the archway of the Rila Monastery church in Bulgaria. June 4, 2016

St. Nedelya Church
The first temple to Saint Nedelya at that venue was built in the early XVII century and is one of the few churches built on this area.
The majority of the icons were painted by Dimitar Hristov Zograph and his son Zafir, later known by the pseudonym Stanislav Dospevski.
Frescoes from 1871 are preserved in the temple. They can be seen on the eastern wall of the altar and in medallions, located high between the arches of the columns. On the west wall under the balcony, on both sides of the entrance, there were found two mural panels depicting St. George and St. Dimitar /Demetrius/ in the typical iconography of horsemen warriors. June 5, 2016

St. Nedelya ChurchThe majority of the icons inside the church were painted by Dimitar Hristov Zograph and his son Zafir, later known by the pseudonym Stanislav Dospevski.
Frescoes from 1871 are preserved in the temple. They can be seen on the eastern wall of the altar and in medallions, located high between the arches of the columns. On the west wall under the balcony, on both sides of the entrance, there were found two mural panels depicting St. George and St. Dimitar /Demetrius/ in the typical iconography of horsemen warriors.June 5, 2016

St. Nedelya Church
The first temple to Saint Nedelya at that venue was built in the early XVII century and is one of the few churches built on this area.
The majority of the icons were painted by Dimitar Hristov Zograph and his son Zafir, later known by the pseudonym Stanislav Dospevski.
Frescoes from 1871 are preserved in the temple. They can be seen on the eastern wall of the altar and in medallions, located high between the arches of the columns. On the west wall under the balcony, on both sides of the entrance, there were found two mural panels depicting St. George and St. Dimitar /Demetrius/ in the typical iconography of horsemen warriors. June 5, 2016

The outside of the St. Nedelya Church in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. June 5, 2016

They can be seen on the eastern wall of the altar and in medallions, located high between the arches of the columns. On the west wall under the balcony, on both sides of the entrance, there were found two mural panels depicting St. George and St. Dimitar /Demetrius/ in the typical iconography of horsemen warriors.

The old town of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, is one of the oldest towns in Europe. The eastern fortress gate Hisar Kapia is a remnant from the Middle Ages. Affluent Plovdiv merchants, educated and wealthy people who traveled around Europe, demonstrated their prosperity by constructing beautiful, richly ornamented houses that became emblematic of the old town. During the 19th century Bulgarian master builders erected lovely houses on cobbled lanes with large bay windows as part of the revival of old town Plovdiv. June 5, 2016

After the church, take a right and you’ll see the arch of one of the gates of the ancient fortress of Hisar Kapia, built in the 5th century AD. If you turn right again along the ancient wall that the gate hints at, you’ll reach the foundations of a round Byzantine-style tower. These are small remnants of Plovdiv’s Byzantine-era past.Hisar Kapia is a medieval gate in Plovdiv’s old town and one of the most famous tourist sights in the city. The gate was built in the 11th century AD over the foundations of a gate from Roman times (probably from the 2nd century AD). Hisar Kapia is one of the three entrances (Eastern, Northern and Southern) to the acropolis of ancient Plovdiv. During the rule of the Ottoman empire revival houses were embedded in the remains of the old stone walls around the gate. June 5, 2016

The Etnographic Museum in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Its exhibits are on show in a beautiful house, which is a fine example of the Bulgarian Baroque architecture of the National Revival Period. It was built in 1847. The principal facade of the house faces west, giving onto a spacious and well-kept garden. It consists of two clearly differentiated bodies: middle part projecting far forwards, and side wings drawn back. This division gives movement and relief to the facade and intensifies the picturesque effect on the entire composition. June 5, 2016

Dr. Stoyan Chomakov’s House – Exposition of Zlatyu Boyadzhiev
The doctor and public official from the National Revival period Dr. Stoyan Chomakov was one of the most active fighters for autonomous Bulgarian Church before the Liberation from Ottoman domination in 1878.
The Chomakov’s House, built in 1862-1865, is his ‘testament’ to the future generations of Plovdiv. In terms of its architecture, the Neocalssical style popular at that time, was abandoned. June 5, 2016

The Roman theatre is located in the city center of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. It was constructed during Roman Emperor Trajan reign of 98–117 A.D., and currently hosts between 5000 to 7000 spectators. June 5, 2016

The Stadium of Trimontium in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, was built in the beginning of the 2nd century A.D. during the reign Emperor Hadrian (117-138). The Stadium is located beneath at Dzhumayata Square, close to the main pedestrian street in Plovdiv where only part of it is visible. June 5, 2016