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Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
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Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo

Medieval churches and chapels cut into the cliffs of the Rusenski Lom, with fine frescoes.

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About Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo

The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo are a group of churches, chapels and monastic cells carved into the rocky banks of the Rusenski Lom river, 32 metres above the water, near the village of Ivanovo, 20 km south of Ruse.

They were cut between the 13th and 14th centuries, and the Church of the Holy Mother of God keeps 14th-century frescoes that are among the finest of their time. The churches lie inside the Rusenski Lom Nature Park and are a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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  1. 1 Zahari Stoyanov House Museum and Pantheon of Revival Heroes, Ruse National Tourist Site
  2. 2 St. Dimitar Basarbovski Rock Monastery National Tourist Site
  3. 3 Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo National Tourist Site
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  1. Bulgarian Tourist Union: 100 National Tourist Sites
  2. Wikipedia: Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo