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Sveta Troitsa Church - BanskoIn the years of Ottoman rule there was a law stating that a church could only be built where there had previously been a church already....
Neofit Rilski House MuseumPatriotic Bulgarians, with Neofit Rilski among them, decided to construct an impressive new church in place of an old shabby Bulgarian church....
Bansko Puts up its Easter DecorationsBansko has a rich cultural program lined up for the upcoming holy Christian holidays. It kicks off with the performance "Bright April 1st" which combines the holidays of Palm Sunday and April Fools on April 1....
128th Anniversary from the death of Neofit RilskiBorn in the southwestern town of Bansko of Pirin Macedonia, Benin was educated to become a teacher, initially by his father Petar, and later at the Rila Monastery, where he studied iconography and had access to Greek and Church...
Old World charm meets New World facilitiesIts ancient Byzantine church is dark and mysterious with candles, gilded icons and ornate chandeliers, while its Renaissance houses of stone are a testament to its rich past....
Velyanova KushtaVelyan Ognev, also called "Usta Velyan" was a master painter from the Deburska Art School invited to work on Sveta Troitsa Church....
Metoha, BanskoThe donors - all who made donations to the monasteries, for their construction, icon-painting, the wood carving of the churches, monasteries and chapels.
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