Rila Monastery

Rila Monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Rila Monastery

Season: October to March.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Rila Monastery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.13340, 23.34009. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rila Monastery

• Malyovitsa · viewpoint · Sofia · ~6 km · Must-see
• First viewpoint of Skakavitsa waterfall · waterfall · Kyustendil · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ribni Ezera · lake · Kyustendil · ~16 km · Must-see
• Parangalitsa Reserve · sanctuary · Blagoevgrad · ~17 km · Must-see
• Central Rila Reserve · sanctuary · Sofia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Goritsa Waterfall · waterfall · Kyustendil · ~22 km · Must-see
• Beli Iskar Reservoir · lake · Blagoevgrad · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rila Park (Dupnitsa) · park · Kyustendil · ~26 km · Must-see
• Musala · viewpoint · Sofia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Малка Мусала · viewpoint · Sofia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Иречек · viewpoint · Sofia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Църква "Свети Никола" · church · Kyustendil · ~29 km · Must-see
• Храм "Покров Богородичен" · church · Kyustendil · ~29 km · Must-see
• St. George · church · Kyustendil · ~29 km · Must-see
• Паметник на Мара Бунева · fort · Blagoevgrad · ~30 km · Must-see
• Паметник на Пейо Яворов · fort · Blagoevgrad · ~30 km · Must-see
• Градска градина · park · Blagoevgrad · ~30 km · Must-see
• Паметник на Иван Михайлов · fort · Blagoevgrad · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rila Monastery

Other buddhist sites near Rila Monastery

• Lesnovo Monastery · Buddhist site · ~116 km · Must-see
• Psacha Monastery · Buddhist site · ~116 km · Must-see
• Rila Monastery Natural Park · Buddhist site · Kyustendil · ~3 km
• Rila Monastery Forest Reserve · Buddhist site · Kyustendil · ~4 km
• Boboshevo Monastery · Buddhist site · Kyustendil · ~38 km
• Ruen Monastery · Buddhist site · Kyustendil · ~41 km
• Kokalyane monastery St. Archangel Michael · Buddhist site · Sofia-City · ~59 km
• Delčevo Monastery · Buddhist site · ~64 km
• Lozen Monastery · Buddhist site · Sofia-City · ~66 km
• Zemen Monastery · Buddhist site · Pernik · ~77 km

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