Sokolski Monastery
Соколски манастир
A small monastery in the forest above Etar, with a marble octagonal fountain designed by Kolyo Ficheto in its courtyard, peaceful and beautiful.
The monastery was founded in 1833 and was once the base of the Gabrovo detachment during the April Uprising of 1876. The marble fountain in the courtyard was designed by the renowned architect Kolyo Ficheto, and the main church contains Revival-period murals. It is surrounded by forest on the Balkan Mountains. You can walk up from Etar along the mountain road in about 30 minutes, or drive directly. Admission is free. It is now a convent, so dress modestly.
Opening hours
About 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex
- Shipka Monument (Freedom Monument)
- House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo
- Shipka Memorial Church
- Buzludzha Monument
- Bozhentsi
- Tryavna
- Dryanovo Monastery & Bacho Kiro Cave