Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo, Bulgaria - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Ivanovo, Bulgaria

Weather: Mostly cloudy, 46/67F.

Route: From Sofia 296 km on ENE Route 3.

Significance: Starting in the 12th century hundreds of churches were hand cut into the limestone cliffs. In the 14th centuries murals painted by artists from Tarnovo School of painting.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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A 14th century mural on the ceiling of one of the churches (from whc.unesc.org)

The limestone cliffs in which these churches are hewn (from whc.unesco.org)