The ivy-covered Boyana Church. Courtesy of www.sofiaecho.com
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Boyana Church
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Daily
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Boyana Church
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Apr-Oct: daily 9.30am-5.30pm
Nov-Mar: daily 9am-5pm
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Boyana Church stands at the foot of Mount Vitosha. Since 1979 it has occupied number 42 on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites, owing its world fame to the frescoes from 1259. These demonstrate the exceptional achievements of medieval Bulgarian culture.
Boyana Church consists of three buildings that were constructed in three stages - in the late 10th and early 11th, the mid-13th, and the mid-19th centuries. It is one of the few complete and perfectly preserved monuments of east European medieval art.
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