Must-see church · Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Plakovo Monastery
Плаковски манастир "Св. Илия"
Plakovo Monastery is a church in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
Plakovo Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Plakovo Monastery
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Plakovo Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.97691, 25.72756. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Plakovo Monastery
- Kilifarevo Monastery · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~11 km · Must-see
- Момина крепост · fort · Veliko Tarnovo · ~16 km · Must-see
- Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~17 km · Must-see
- Tsarevets · viewpoint · Veliko Tarnovo · ~17 km · Must-see
- Девинград · viewpoint · Veliko Tarnovo · ~17 km · Must-see
- Св. 40 мъченици · museum · Veliko Tarnovo · ~17 km · Must-see
- Trapezitza · fort · Veliko Tarnovo · ~17 km · Must-see
- Church of Saints Peter and Paul · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~17 km · Must-see
- Church of the Nativity · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~18 km · Must-see
- Св. Димитър · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~18 km · Must-see
- Горнооряховски манастир Св. Пророк Илия · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~21 km · Must-see
- Transfiguration Monastery · Buddhist site · Veliko Tarnovo · ~23 km · Must-see
- European long distance path E3 - part Serbia · trek · Gabrovo · ~26 km · Must-see
- Archangel Michael · church · Gabrovo · ~29 km · Must-see
- Dryanovo Monastery · church · Gabrovo · ~30 km · Must-see
- Bacho Kiro · cave · Gabrovo · ~30 km · Must-see
- Nikopolis ad Istrum · fort · Veliko Tarnovo · ~35 km · Must-see
- Българка · sanctuary · Gabrovo · ~42 km · Must-see
Other churches near Plakovo Monastery
- Kilifarevo Monastery · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~11 km · Must-see
- Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~17 km · Must-see
- Church of Saints Peter and Paul · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~17 km · Must-see
- Church of the Nativity · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~18 km · Must-see
- Св. Димитър · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~18 km · Must-see
- Горнооряховски манастир Св. Пророк Илия · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~21 km · Must-see
- Archangel Michael · church · Gabrovo · ~29 km · Must-see
- Dryanovo Monastery · church · Gabrovo · ~30 km · Must-see
- Свети Иван Рилски · church · Sliven · ~50 km · Must-see
- Мъглижки манастир · church · Stara Zagora · ~53 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Plakovo Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Plakovo Monastery yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Plakovo Monastery?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Plakovo Monastery?
Nearby: Kilifarevo Monastery (church, 11 km), Момина крепост (fort, 16 km), Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God (church, 17 km), Tsarevets (viewpoint, 17 km), Девинград (viewpoint, 17 km), Св. 40 мъченици (museum, 17 km).
Is Plakovo Monastery worth visiting?
Plakovo Monastery is listed as a must-see church in Bulgaria on Spotwander.