Corridor: Danube Road, Eastern Trans-Balkan Road
Country: Bulgaria, Ivanovo, Ruse
Type: Christian religious centre
Epoch: Middle Ages
Theme: Christian Monasteries
World Heritage: Cultural Heritage

In the valley of the Roussenski Lom river, in north-east Bulgaria, a complex of rock-hewn churches, chapels, monasteries and cells developed in the vicinity of the village of Ivanovo. This is where the first hermits had dug out their cells and churches during the 12th century. The 14th-century murals testify to the exceptional skill of the artists belonging to the Tarnovo school of painting.

UNESCO

Read more about Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo at the Unesco World Heritage List.