Town of
The town of
History: The town originated after the Ottoman invasion. First accounts
about it date back to 14th century. Its name is mentioned in the diary of the knight
Arnold von Harf who visited the country in 1499. He
described it as “a nice town”.
The town is the birthplace of the activist from the Revival Period Christaki
Pavlovitch (1804 - 1848), a teacher and a scholar, who published the first
Bulgarian textbooks in arithmetic’s and history (“Tsarstvenik ili Istoriya
Bolgarskaya”), the first Bulgarian book in secular script and the first
Bulgarian printed publication of Slav-Bulgarian History of Paissii Hilendarski.
Landmarks: The Town Museum of History (tel.: 0701 22208), the remains of
the medieval fortress Kulata, the clock tower from 1782, the St. St. Konstantin
and Elena Church, restored in 1902, the Holly Virgin Church from 1789, the St.
Nikola Church from 1844. The town has its
Accommodation: Hotel Rila (1,
Tourist Information: Rilski Ezera Tourist Association (1, Kokiche
Street, tel.: 0701 22524), Balkantourist Bureau, Mountain Rescue Service (tel.:
0701 25466).
Transport: The town is located on the international motorway and the
railway line Sofia-Kulata-Athens. Every house there is a bus to Sofia and
Sapareva Banya. There are regular bus connections with Kyustendil, Blagoevgrad,
Razlog, Bansko, Pernik, the Rila Monastery, the town of
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