Search a tourist attraction

1
Church of Our Lady, Backovo Monastery
Backovo Route Planner
The Green Guide
details  activities  accommodation 

Useful information

Description

The "flagship" of the monastery, this church was built in 1604 by master masons from the Rhodopes on a cruciform plan, topped by a dome and preceded by a narthex decorated with superb frescoes painted in 1643. The lavish interior is breathtaking on account of its rich and abundant decor. It houses the Georgian icon of the Virgin and Child, lost when the monks where massacred in 1450 but miraculously found in a cave by a shepherd on Easter Monday 1604, and the object of particular veneration.

Localisation

  • Route from this place
  • Directions to this place
  • Route via this place
  • Nearby hotels
  • Nearby restaurants

Things to see and donearby

More tourist attractions in Asenovgrad

Where to sleepnearby

  • From BGN59
    Complex Magic of the Rhodopes
    Suberb 9.3
    274 m - 80 Osvobozhdenie street, Bachkovo 4251
    Book details 
  • From BGN400
    Ambrozia Spa and Relax family house
    Suberb 9.4
    1.28 km - Явор, Bachkovo 4000
    Book details 
  • From BGN45
    Vila Bachkovo
    Suberb 9.1
    1.29 km - 6 ulitsa "Sveti Ivan Rilski", Bachkovo 4251
    Book details 

More hotels in Asenovgrad

The Green Guide

Buy on

My MICHELIN account

Work in progress.

Michelin