"Bachkovo Mo ..." a Bachkovski Manastir Travel Page by desert_princess

The Monastery was founded in 1083 by two Georgian Brothers.
In the XV century ,the monastery was destroyed by the Turks and restored in the beginning of the XVII century.
THe church of the Archangels was built in the XII century and the church of the Assumption of our Mother in 1604.
THe cemetery chapel is the only remaining building from the XI century.

The paintings in the St nicholas Church and the Church of the Archangels are from our famous icon painter Zachary Zograph - 1840