Price: Each year, a holy place in Bulgaria between villages Gradec and Rabrovo , near to the village Deleyna on the second day of Easter Orthodox, believers gather and howl round dance to commemorate the dead. The custom is much revered by the authorities that come with portraits of their deceased relatives and hang them on the branches of a venerable tree on the lawn under Albotin rock monastery . Each of the round dances who play until noon , is designed to separate the dead , and afternoon play people for living. According to custom harvested rosen plant and dealt stalk each died.
Albotin rock monastery acted in the Middle Ages , historical events in our land , however, determine his fate . Today it is inactive . From the old cloister, suffered plundering and destruction remained fragments of frescoes and inscriptions. Discovered by archaeologists from 29 Christian graves have been removed obutsi , ear rings . According to historians, the large number of burials lay among clergy indicates that the monastery was revered and desired resting place of its donors.
The operation in the XIV century monastery , but now deserted , is reached by a steep and narrow sandy path. At its heart is a fountain built Hajduk . In later times , the monastery served as a shelter for cattlemen and stonemasons - this is why we have become easy prey to looters and vandals .
Himself monastery complex , which name maybe is Ascension , impresses with its beauty. Built into the limestone massif on the north side of the river at a height of about 25 meters , using shallow natural caves and rock shelters , and additional rooms and carved niches with religious and domestic functions. The complex consists of 8 rooms, as the monastery church is located in the middle sector, the most concave part of the curve of the rock massif . It was erected , according to canon oriented from west to east , the southern and southwestern part are completely destroyed . The presence of the baptistery is a testimony that the church served not only for monastic prayer , but also for public worship. In the northwestern part, the monastery has a second floor, which is the second largest room in the church , which supposedly served as a dining room. On the western side are the other rooms of the monastery - monastic cells , a kitchen, cellar storage . Visible and two carved water cisterns .
If you want to visit cave monastery , you can do so by car from the city of Vidin city or Kula.
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