Lozen Monastery

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The Lozen Monastery of St. Spas in the village of Lozen is a Bulgarian monastery built during the Second Bulgarian Empire. It is the easternmost monastery from the spectacular 13th-century monastery complex Mala Sveta Gora. The monastery is called “Sveti Spas” after the day of The Ascension of Jesus. ()

Local name: Лозенски манастир „Свети Спас“Established: XIII centuryCoordinates: 42°35'60"N, 23°28'58"E

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Sofia CityBulgaria

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Lozen Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Pancharevo, Pancharevo, Capital Fort, Vrana Palace.

3.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Pancharevo, Sofia
90 min walk • Lake Pancharevo is an artificial lake in western Bulgaria, at the end of the Pancharevo Gorge of the Iskar River, located at 600 m above sea level between the Vitosha and Lozenska mountains.
3.2 miW
Area
Pancharevo, Sofia
82 min walk • Pancharevo is a resort village and district located on the outskirts of Sofia close to Vitosha, Lozenska and Plana mountains and occupies the southeastern part of the Capital Municipality.As of 2011 the village has 3,433 inhabitants, but the district has about 28,000 inhabitants.
5.5 miNW
Architecture, Skyscraper
Capital Fort, Sofia
140 min walk • Capital Fort Business Center is a Class A office building in Sofia. Measuring 126 m, it is the tallest building in Bulgaria. It has 28 floors and a surface area of 80,000 square metres.
3.8 miNW
History museum, Park, Forts and castles
Vrana Palace, Sofia
97 min walk • Vrana Palace is a former royal palace, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is today the official residence of former royal family of Bulgaria.
4.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Urvich, Sofia
106 min walk • Urvich is a medieval fortress in the territory of today's quarter Pancharevo, heir to the village of Glavishevo. It is located on the right riverside of Iskar River, in the hill of "Sredobardie", in the Lozen mountain, about 20 kilometres from Sofia downtown on the road to Samokov.
6.8 miNW
Street
Tsarigradsko shose, Sofia
175 min walk • Tsarigradsko shose is the largest boulevard in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. The boulevard provides grade-separated dual carriageway in almost its entire length of 11.4 km, running from the north-west to the south-east. It begins in the city center, at Orlov Most, before which it is called Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard.
5.5 miNW
Skyscraper
Sky Fort, Sofia
140 min walk • Sky Fort Business Center is a skyscraper office building currently under construction in Sofia. Located at the busiest thoroughfare in the Bulgarian capital, Tsarigradsko shose, and nearby Tsarigradsko shose Metro Station.
6.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Mladost, Sofia
157 min walk • Mladost is a district of Sofia. It is one of the most modern and fast developing areas in the city. As of 2012 it has 114,887 inhabitants which makes it the second-most-populous district in the capital, situated in the south-east end of Sofia, between Druzhba and Vitosha mountain.
5.4 miNW
Neighbourhood
Iskar, Sofia
139 min walk • Iskar is a district located in the eastern parts of Sofia. As of 2006 it has 69,896 inhabitants and has an area of 25,6 km². It includes four neighbourhoods: "Druzhba 1", "Druzhba 2", "Dimitar Milenkov" and Abdovitsa as well as the village of Busmantsi.
4.6 miW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
PFC CSKA Sofia Sports Complex, Sofia
118 min walk • CSKA Sofia Sports Complex also known as Pancharevo is a football complex located in the neighbourhood of Pancharevo in the capital Sofia, Bulgaria.