St. Elias

St. Elias: 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 St. Elias

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 St. Elias — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.92177, 24.26659. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near St. Elias

• Бенковската пещера · sanctuary · Sofia · ~14 km · Must-see
• Boatin Reserve · sanctuary · Lovech · ~17 km · Must-see
• Syeva dupka · cave · Lovech · ~19 km · Must-see
• Elena Basilica · church · Sofia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Етрополски Водопад · waterfall · Sofia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Etropole Monastery "St. Trinity" · church · Sofia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Vezhen · viewpoint · Plovdiv · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Holy Trinity · church · Plovdiv · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dushantsi Reservoir · lake · Sofia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Правешки манастир Свети Теодор Тирон · church · Sofia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Храм "Успение Богородично" · church · Plovdiv · ~37 km · Must-see
• Свирчовица · cave · Lovech · ~40 km · Must-see
• Банковица · cave · Lovech · ~40 km · Must-see
• Темната дупка · cave · Lovech · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tombstone of Dimcho Debelyanov · fort · Sofia · ~40 km · Must-see
• Проходна · cave · Lovech · ~40 km · Must-see
• Todor Kableshkov memorial · fort · Sofia · ~40 km · Must-see
• Каньон "Задънен дол" · viewpoint · Lovech · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of St. Elias

Other churches near St. Elias

• Elena Basilica · church · Sofia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Etropole Monastery "St. Trinity" · church · Sofia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Holy Trinity · church · Plovdiv · ~30 km · Must-see
• Правешки манастир Свети Теодор Тирон · church · Sofia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Храм "Успение Богородично" · church · Plovdiv · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saint Nicholas Rock Church (Gligora) · church · Lovech · ~44 km · Must-see
• Манастир "Свето Преображение Господне" · church · Sofia · ~50 km · Must-see
• St. Nikolai Monastery · church · Sofia · ~50 km · Must-see
• Troyan Monastery · church · Lovech · ~53 km · Must-see
• Monastery of St. 40 Martyrs · church · Sofia · ~58 km · Must-see

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