Pictures taken between 26th and 29th June 2010.
Bachkovo Monastery
Bachkovo Monastery is the second largest in Bulgaria. It lies in the valley of the Chepelare river (also known by the locals as Chaya), about 10km to the south of the town of Assenovgrad. The monastery is about a half hour bus ride from the city of Plovdiv.
The monastery was originally built in the mid-Byzantine period and was later destroyed by the Ottomans and has since been rebuilt.