St. Elijah Monastery of Strupets

The Strupets Monastery (“The Holy Prophet Elijah”) is located 4.5 km west of the village Strupets. The monastery is also known by the name “Marketplace”, because there was a market close to the monastery’s location as early as the time of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. The reconstruction of the monastery began in 1824, when a wealthy fortune teller by the name of Dimitraki Hadzhi Toshin hired building masters to work at night to restore the church’s roof. In 1862, an attractive stone well with 4 spouts and decorated with stone relief was built near the monastery church. Over the years, the monastery grew into a religious and spiritual center.