St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas: 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. Nicholas

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. Nicholas — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.83414, 26.45656. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near St. Nicholas

• Св. Св. Петър и Павел · church · Sliven · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kipilovo Fortress · fort · Sliven · ~22 km · Must-see
• Varbitsa Pass · viewpoint · Burgas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Vratnik Pass · viewpoint · Sliven · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kabile · fort · Yambol · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bezisten · museum · Yambol · ~49 km · Must-see
• St. George · church · Yambol · ~49 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity · church · Yambol · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dormition of the Theotokos Church · church · Targovishte · ~58 km · Must-see
• St. Archangel Michael · church · Shumen · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint John of Rila · church · Targovishte · ~59 km · Must-see
• Свети Иван Рилски · church · Sliven · ~65 km · Must-see
• Palace of Omurtag · fort · Shumen · ~66 km · Must-see
• Shumen Fortress · fort · Shumen · ~74 km · Must-see
• Rusi Chorbadzhi House · museum · Sliven · ~0 km
• Sava Filaretov House · museum · Sliven · ~0 km
• Yordan Yovkov Museum · museum · Sliven · ~0 km
• The Stone Guardians · fort · Sliven · ~5 km

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

Other churches near St. Nicholas

• Св. Св. Петър и Павел · church · Sliven · ~8 km · Must-see
• St. George · church · Yambol · ~49 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity · church · Yambol · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dormition of the Theotokos Church · church · Targovishte · ~58 km · Must-see
• St. Archangel Michael · church · Shumen · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint John of Rila · church · Targovishte · ~59 km · Must-see
• Свети Иван Рилски · church · Sliven · ~65 km · Must-see
• Plakovo Monastery · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~77 km · Must-see
• Kilifarevo Monastery · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~87 km · Must-see
• Св. Димитър · church · Veliko Tarnovo · ~88 km · Must-see

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