Destination: Sofia - Troyan Monastery - Sofia

The Troyan Monastery belongs completely to the Bulgarian National Revival period. Eminent men of letters worked here during the mid-18th century, and a School was also founded. The patriotic mission turned into a tradition. In 1872, Vassil Levski set up here a secret revolutionary committee, which was joined by all the monks headed by the Father Superior Macarius. Four years later, the monastery became a citadel of the 1876 April Uprising.

Fortunately, most of the great works of old and National Revival art have survived. The iconostasis of the main church made in 1839 is a masterpiece of woodcarving. Amazing in its originality is the much earlier (1794) carving of the holy altar gates in the St. Nikola Chapel. The icons introduce us once again to the best known National Revival artists: the Samoltovians Dimiter Zograph and Nikola Obrazopissov. Particularly valuable among the multitude of manuscripts and incunabula are the so-called Troyan Homilies of the 17th century. The monastery's "printery" in which fine graphic works, including many landscapes are widely known. Optional: Visit of "Oreshaka" - a village located nearby whose attraction is the National Arts and Crafts Exhibition – the only place in Bulgaria where master-craftsmen from all over the country display their work. 
The main purpose of the exhibition is to show the distinctive features of the Balkan artistic genius in folk arts, and also to stimulate their development. This aim is fulfilled through changing exhibitions of individual artists’ work, or national and international shows, to which craftsmen from Bulgaria and the outside world contribute. 

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Duration: 8 hours /two hours and half in each direction/

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