Kopilovtsi: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Kopilovtsi can continue their search for accommodation afterwards. The Blagoveshchenie Monastery complex in Kopilovtsi comprises a three-nave church as well as residential and ancillary buildings. The construction of the Blagoveshchenie Monastery in Kopilovtsi was financed entirely through the monks’ agricultural work. The Julian calendar applies to the religious celebrations of the Blagoveshchenie Monastery in Kopilovtsi.

Culture

The village church of Kopilovtsi was built in 1905 and later renovated after a period during which it was not in use. A festive Christmas liturgy at the monastery attracted dozens of lay visitors from all over Bulgaria.

Food and Drink

The monastery raises trout in its own fishpond. It also produces milk, cheese, honey, and bread. The monks preserve old recipes that they learned from their grandparents.

History

In the surroundings of Kopilovtsi, in the Manzaritsa area about 1 km southeast of the village, lie the ruins of a large sanctuary from Roman times. The sanctuary was dedicated to Zeus and Hera and is connected with the ancient settlement of Karistorum. It was intensively used until the end of the 4th century, before being violently destroyed.

In the vicinity of Kopilovtsi, the Regional History Museum in Kyustendil displays busts of Zeus and Hera from the sanctuary near Kopilovtsi; they date from the 2nd century. The Spasovitsa hill, also called Nikolichevsko Burdo, rises above Kopilovtsi.

More local pages: Ranentsi, Lomnitsa.

To the higher-level travel overview: Kyustendil.