Saint Iliya

Saint Iliya: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Saint Iliya

Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.

Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.

How to reach Saint Iliya — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.39338, 23.51927. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Saint Iliya

• Bayrakli mosque · dargah · Sofia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Iskar Reservoir · lake · Sofia-City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Alino Monastery · church · Sofia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tsari Mali Grad · museum · Sofia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pasarel monastery St. Peter and Paul · church · Sofia-City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Plana Mountain · viewpoint · Sofia · ~19 km · Must-see
• Дворец Царска Бистрица · fort · Sofia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Gabra monastery St Demetrius · church · Sofia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lozenska Mountain · viewpoint · Sofia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Германски манастир "Св. Иван Рилски" · church · Sofia-City · ~30 km · Must-see
• Иречек · viewpoint · Sofia · ~30 km · Must-see
• Musala · viewpoint · Sofia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Малка Мусала · viewpoint · Sofia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Скопарника · viewpoint · Sofia-City · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bistrishko Branishte Reserve · sanctuary · Sofia-City · ~32 km · Must-see
• First viewpoint of Skakavitsa waterfall · waterfall · Kyustendil · ~32 km · Must-see
• Central Rila Reserve · sanctuary · Sofia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Vitosha · viewpoint · Pernik · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Saint Iliya

Other churches near Saint Iliya

• Alino Monastery · church · Sofia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pasarel monastery St. Peter and Paul · church · Sofia-City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gabra monastery St Demetrius · church · Sofia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Германски манастир "Св. Иван Рилски" · church · Sofia-City · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ранносредновековна църква "Свети Спас" · church · Kyustendil · ~37 km · Must-see
• Възрожденска църква "Св. Николай Мирликийски" · church · Kyustendil · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dragalevtsi Monastery · church · Sofia-City · ~39 km · Must-see
• Boyana Church · church · Sofia-City · ~43 km · Must-see
• Църква "Свети Никола" · church · Kyustendil · ~44 km · Must-see
• Храм "Покров Богородичен" · church · Kyustendil · ~44 km · Must-see

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