rila monstery visitor guide
Rila Monastery Info is an independant guide of the UNESCO Rila Monastery in Bulgaria. Please kindly note that we do not represent the Rila Holy Monastery authorities
open hours & tickets
OPEN HOURS
The complex and church of Rila monastery: open every day from 07:00h - 19:30h.
History museum: open every day from 08:30h - 16:30h.
Extended working hours (01st June - 30th September), Friday, Saturday, Sunday: from 08:30 - 19:30
TICKETS & GUIDING SERVICES
Entrance to the Rila monastery complex and church is free of charge.
The museums on site have the following admission fees:
History museum:
- Adults - 8.00 BGN
- Students - 2.00 BGN
- Family ticket - 4.00 BGN for each parent and 2.00 BGN for each child
Tower of Hrelio, Ethnografic museum, Bulgarian renaissance guestrooms and Monastery farm:
- Adults - 5.00 BGN
- Students - 2.00 BGN
- Family ticket - 3.00 BGN for each parent and 2.00 BGN for each child
Guiding services (these are live guide services and are sunject to availability. Please contact the history museum for enquiries) :
- English - 25.00 BGN per group
- Bulgarian - 15.00 BGN per group
Audio guide (web based) in different languages:
- 10.00 BGN per device. Find more info and get an audioguide here: Audio guide of the Rila monastery
How to get there
