Ivanovo Rock Churches
This is a compound of 20 small churches and chapels and as well as over 300 individual monk cells, carved into the rock along both banks of the Rusenski Lom River at a height of 6 to 10 m. The complex was founded in the 13th century and was inhabited by monks till the 17th century. The preserved mural paintings and inscriptions serve as an evidence of the existence of a large monk colony which flourished between the 13th-14th century and used to be a major literary and enlightenment center. Ivanovo Rock Churches are lovcated 4 km from the village of Ivanovo, 20 km of Ruse, Bulgaria. The Ivanovo Rock Churches are one of the nine Bulgarian monuments included in the UNESCO list of world culture and historical heritage.
