Ivanovo Rock Monasteries
Ivanovski Rock Monasteries. A monastery complex in the rocks with ten of well preserved inscriptions and wonderful wall paintings - an exceptional monument of Bulgarian Medieval art. It is located in the rocks above Roussenski Lom River, about 18 km from the town of Rousse. The mural paintings of the Ivanovski Rock Churches (on the Roussenski Lom River) are one of the summits of Medieval Bulgarian Art (work of masters from the Turnovo School of Painting). In 1983 they were entered into the cultural list of UNESCO protected sites.




