2-651-763 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Bulgaria. In a beautiful beechwood valley of the Rila mountains is the Rita Monastery, which can shelter two thousand pilgrims', c1920. The 10th century Rila Monastery is situated in the southwestern Rila Mountains, Bulgaria, and it is one of the most important Eastern Orthodox monasteries. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage sites. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 2, c1920.