This cave monastery is in a lovely location and the caves and museum are well worth seeing. Unfortunately the wooden front to the monastery and the frescoes have been lost to time. There are significant steps and low ceiling to going into the caves.
Found this place very interesting and was surprised about the amount of children who were also visiting... they seemed to be having a good time. It was amazing to see where the actual monastery was and where the monks slept etc. The gardens were also beautiful and there were some really funky wooden carvings in the grounds too. One thing I wished we had done was to take a picnic.
A must in the area. Best season for visit-spring and summer. Don't forget to make a walk in the forest.
Aladzha Monastery is built as a cave and the cells of the monks are dug out in the rocks. There is a museum nearby which is worth seeing. You have to take a walk in the forest and see the catacombs which you will find if you follow the path. To reach the monastery you will have to climb up some stairs - keep in mind.
First time i been this year,didn't even know place like this existed- very unusual and interesting.amazis me what people r capable of creating.
The architecture, very curious! you can walk around the forest/garden that surrounds the monastery, and even walk in the actual building where the monks lived!
There is not much to see at the monastery itself. ~ 15min visit. The best fun was to take the forest trail to the monastery. It took ~1h from the Golden sands to the monastery. Don't take the taxi or bus there it will spoild the fun.
Go out and have a walk into the old Monastery area. If the weather is okay you should see this place.
It is a must when visiting Varna - very interesting and and history educational place to visit, to see and feel the power of medieval ortodox christianity followers. On the top - the panoramic view to the Varna bay is magnificent.
an unusual type of monastery which is well maintained and not over developed for tourists. I would not recommend trying to walk through the forest path after a rainfall, extremely slippy underfoot.