It is 2° in Bansko now. clear sky

Rila Monastery

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Neofit Rilski sat behind a desk with the first Bulgarian globe and Bulgarian grammar.

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The central church of the Rila Monastery with its arcaded colonnades and richly painted frescoes, surrounded by mountain slopes and a blue sky with clouds

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