• Aladzha Monastery immediately made it onto our list of interesting places. Aladzha makes an immediate impression.
  • Aladzha Monastery is a medieval sandstone monastery and has been perceived as one of the most fascinating landmarks along the Black Sea Coast.
  • My wife and I visited the Aladzha Cave Monastery (Aladzha Manastir) a few miles north of Varna during a 10-day holiday in Bulgaria.
  • By the end of the 14th century, after the Ottoman conquest, Aladzha Monastery was destroyed, but its caves were inhabited by hermits until the 18th century.
  • Aladzha Monastery is a cave monastery, situated 14 km north of Varna, surrounded by the gorgeous nature of the Golden Sands Nature Park.
  • The Aladzha Monastery is one of the many medieval rock monasteries found in the northeastern part of Bulgaria. It was inhabited by hermits in the 13th - 14thc.
  • For a Long time Aladzha cave monastery remained unexplored, and only in the early twentieth century scientists began their research, continuing to this day.
  • In 1912. The Aladzha Monastery was declared a folk old age, and later – in 1957. as a monument of culture of national importance.
  • Aladzha Monastery was established sometime between the twelfth and thirteenth century. Translated from Turkish, Aladzha means colorful.
  • Transport: The Aladzha rock monastery can be reached easily from the city of Varna and Golden Sands coastal resort both by car and bus.