This church situated about 20 drive from the city, on the foot hills of mighty Vitosha mountain. Church building small in the size, therefore offers less! But we can see the ancient values in every stones. Because of the size not much to see, ten minutes enough to explore whole area. Better includes this church when you visit nearby National History Museum, a must attraction in Sofia.
这趟索非亚山区之行真的太棒了。教堂本身就是一个无价之宝。教堂内部的壁画和其它的绘画作品是我见过的风格还蛮独特的教堂之一。教堂的门票是10列弗(保加利亚货币单位)(45元人民币),真的很值。在这里比不会被一群群的游客干扰到,你可以根据自己的时间好好地静静地在里边逛一逛。这座教堂的外围其实就是一个个美丽的花园。
This small church is a real beauty. The portraits of the donors - Sebastocrator Kaloyan and Sebastocratoress Desislava and those of the royal family Tsar Constantin Assen and his wife Irina - are so inspired, expressive and realistic. It's hard to believe they were painted in 1259. These true masterpieces are considered herald of European Renaissance. Personally, I think the artist was a genius and also very emotional. I recommend visiting.
The Boyana Church is an amazing piece of history. Well worth the visit and tour. The tour guides are amazing and will do their best to help you in English. There are lots of awesome photo ops outside the church although you cannot take pics inside. There is a book you can buy at the office - it is well worth getting.
Situated at the foothill of Vitosha mountain the Boyana church is preserving unique paintings dating the 11th century. In a very small area there are very well preserved paintings from the unknown Boyana painter showing us realistic faces far before the Italian masters. The architecture of the church is also very interesting as it was build in two different periods.This is one of the must places for tourist with intellectual interest.
I was there twice and you can learn a lot of this ancient and magical place. There are 3 types of architecture in the same building dating from 3 periods. A Must-see if you visit Sofia or different places in Bulgaria.
You have to pay to visit this dinky little church - but it is worth it, you cannot take photos, as the paintings are so old. We did it as part of a Sofia Green tour before going up the mountain, so we got all the history too which was great!
Old and unique place at arm's length from the center of Sofia. Here has preserved many interesting frescoes.
Beautiful Church. Wonderfully decorated and loved the paintings. It's a very old church, but still has a great architectural sight. Well worth the visit.
This is a historically important church. You're not allowed to take photos inside but the frescoes are well worth seeing in this 10th Century UNESCO World Heritage Site. Also nice to see the outskirts of Sofia