Culture
The Monastery of St. John the Theologian in Zemen is located 1.5 kilometres from Zemen. The monastery complex comprises two buildings, a bell tower and a church.
The monastery was founded during the First Bulgarian Empire and was declared an archaeological cultural monument in 1971. The church was built in the 11th to 12th century and has a cross-domed layout with three apses. Fragments of wall paintings in the church date from around the 12th century.
Vladimir Dimitrov–Maystora lived and worked in Divlya from 1928 to 1930.
Nature
The Zemen Gorge is a gorge-like section of the Struma between Zemen Mountain and the Risha Ridge of the Konya Mountains. It is approximately 22 kilometres long and connects the Radomir Basin in the north with the Kyustendil Basin in the south.
The Polska Skakavitsa Waterfall is approximately 70 metres high and was declared a natural monument in 1968.
Railway
A 9.1-kilometre section of the Sofia–Kyustendil–Gyueshevo railway line runs through Zemen along the Struma Valley. Zemen railway station opened on 9 August 1909.
A scenic journey runs through the Zemen Gorge and can only be made by train from Kyustendil to Polska Skakavitsa Waterfall.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Zemen can continue their accommodation search afterwards.
