Rila Monastery

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Rila Monastery, southwestern Bulgaria.

Visit the Christian Rila Monastery tucked high in the Rila massif of the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria

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Visit the Christian Rila Monastery tucked high in the Rila massif of the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria

Visit the Christian Rila Monastery tucked high in the Rila massif of the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria

Rila Monastery, Bulgaria.

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Rila Monastery, southwestern Bulgaria.

Rila Monastery, southwestern Bulgaria.

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Rila Monastery

Rila Monastery

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Rila Monastery

Rila Monastery

Detail of a ceiling in Rila Monastery, Bulgaria.

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