Chiprovtsi Monastery is a 10th century Bulgarian Orthodox monastery. It is a popular pilgrimage site in northwestern Bulgaria.
It is located 7 km from the municipality of Chiprovtsi, from which it takes its name. The monastery has been destroyed and rebuilt many time throughout history. The current building dates from the late 18th century. The church preserves the remains of those who died during the Chiprovtsi Uprising agains the Ottomans.
The rock church of St. Peter and Paul, begun in the 13th century, is located in a cave on Mount Kalik. The church is the only one in the world to contain an image of Jesus Christ depicted as bald.
The Hadji Hussein Mosque is a cultural monument of local significance. It was built in 1751 and is remarkable in that it is the only mosque in the country with a ceiling of Bulgarian wood carvings .
The neat white of the Klisurski Monastery stands out today amidst the greenery of the valley of the Vreshtitsa River. The Klisurski Monastery was founded in 1240 during the Second Bulgarian Empire. Nevertheless, the buildings that stand today were built in the 19th century, as the monastery was destroyed several times in the course of its history by the Ottomans. It is the fourth largest monastery in Bulgaria and it offers visitors the possibility of staying overnight on its premises.
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