Experience the ultimate adventure with From Sofia: Rila Monastery and Boyana Church Day Trip, the most sought-after tour among travelers. Its immense popularity has resulted in tickets being sold out in no time. To ensure your spot on this incredible journey, it’s highly recommended to book in advance. From Sofia: Rila Monastery and Boyana Church Day Trip is Most Recomended Things to do in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Experience the religious history of Bulgaria on a day trip to the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Rila Monastery and Boyana Church from Sofia. Follow your guide around the monastery to learn about this epic site or choose to explore it on your own before viewing Boyana Church’s ancient frescoes.
Meet your friendly group for the day near Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Settle down in your seat and set off out of the city as you drive along scenic roads with picturesque views of rural Bulgaria.
Arrive at Rila Monastery, the largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in the country. If you’ve booked the tour, follow your guide around the historic site and learn about the main frescoes. If you’re an explorer you can visit the museum, take photos, and check out the church at your own pace.
Then start your journey back to Sofia with one more important stop along the way. Enter the medieval Boyana Church and stroll within the ancient walls, studying the artistic frescoes which make this place so special.
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From Sofia: Rila Monastery and Boyana Church Day Trip Highlights
Take the chance to explore 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites
Choose a guided tour of Rila monastery or discover it on your own
Dive into the authentic countryside of Bulgaria on the way
Gain a fascinating insight into the history of Eastern Orthordoxy in Bulgaria
From Sofia: Rila Monastery and Boyana Church Day Trip Reviews
Compared to the other 2 trips we did, this was a little disappointing. The guide was good but probably less experienced. Our English version was combined with the Spanish version and the Spanish guide had a lot more to say than ours. That doesn’t necessarily mean he was better or said anything more worthwhile but it left you wondering what you had missed! The Monastery is stunning but we didn’t pay extra to visit the additional bits because we didn’t realise we would only be able to see inside the Church itself and the grounds. We thought we would be able to walk around the upper floors but by the time we realised we couldn’t it was too late. The Boyana Church is small and the most interesting thing about it is the different centuries that have contributed to it. It was less impressive than Rila.
I was happy with the trip, although the English explanation of history was not entirely understandable. I speak both English and Spanish so it allowed me to understand better, but it was not always clear what was meant to be said. It was enough time in the Rila monastery, it could have been more in the restaurant because we had to wait for food and then hurry up eating. The waiter in the restuarant needs serious training, especially in good manners. He wasn’t able to open the wine, he served an 18 years old boy before me – a 44 year old lady. He wanted to charge me for a glass of wine I didn’t have, and didn’t speak Eglish. The restaurant does not have any single vegetarian dish option, not mentioning vegan. I could only have French fries. In Boyana the guy inside the church was also rude to me, and the guide made me first leave, then enter the church agan, as if I was some 15 year old chic. It was not too respectful. The Spanish guide was much nicer.
