A priest at the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mother at Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Frescoes at Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Frescoes at Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Inner courtyard, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rila mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rila mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mother , UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rila Monastery, Rila mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Frescoes at Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mother, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rila Monastery, Rila mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rila, Bulgaria, Europe

Christian wall paintings, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rila mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Christian wall paintings, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rila mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rila, Bulgaria, Europe

Main church of the Rila Monastery, UNESCO world Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Courtyard, Church of the Nativity and Hrelyo's Tower, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, nestled in the Rila Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Woman walking towards Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Woman at Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Exterior of the Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Frescoes at Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mother, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Europe, Bulgaria, aerial view of Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mother at Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Frescoes at Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mother, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Aerial view of Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mother at Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Arcade murals depicting religious figures and scenes, Church of the Nativity, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Courtyard, dormitories and Church of the Nativity, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, nestled in the Rila Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Main church, Rila monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Samokov Gate of Rila monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rila Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Nativity church in courtyard of Rila monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rila Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rila, Bulgaria, Europe

Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rila, Bulgaria, Europe

Study, detail of the religious paintings in the church of the Rila Monastery, Rila Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Ceiling painting, fisheye, monastery church Sweta Bogorodiza, Orthodox Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Murals, monastery church Sweta Bogorodiza, Orthodox Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Ceiling painting, monastery church Sweta Bogorodiza, Orthodox Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Mural and ceiling paintings, monastery church Sweta Bogorodiza, Orthodox Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Orthodox Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Entrance, Orthodox Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Orthodox Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Orthodox Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Entrance, Orthodox Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bulgaria, Europe

Residential quarters, Rila Monastery, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Beehive, Rila Monastery, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Tower of Hrelyu, Rila Monastery, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Paintings by Zahari Zograf on the outer walls of the Rila Monastery, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Fountain, Rila Monastery, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Paintings by Zahari Zograf on the outer walls of the Rila Monastery, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Paintings by Zahari Zograf on the outer walls of the Rila Monastery, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Interior courtyard, Rila Monastery, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

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