Cherepish Monastery

Vratsa · Bulgaria

Cherepish Monastery, Bulgaria
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An Orthodox monastery hidden in the Iskar Gorge between towering limestone cliffs, its church rebuilt several times since the medieval era. The riverside setting is reached through a narrow railway defile. It served as a seminary in the modern period.

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