The Kremikovtsi Monastery lies on a hill 4 km from the former village of Kremikovtsi, now a neighbourhood of Sofia, just northeast of Sofia, at the foot of the Balkan Mountains.
SESLAVTZI
The Seslavtsi Monastery of St. Nicholas of Myra is located 21 km from Sofia on the southern slopes of the Western Stara Planina Mountains.
ELESHNITZA
It still remains unclear when the monastery was founded. It is believed to have been inhabited by hermit monks as early as the 9th century. It was re-established in the 14th century, during the reign of Tsar Ivan Alexander.
The Pancharevo Monastery, also known as the Urvich Monastery of St. Nicholas is located on the right bank of the Iskar River, near the Urvich Fortress.
BISTRITZA
The Bistritsa Monastery is located in the Mali Dol area of Vitosha, about 2 km southeast of the village of Bistritsa.
KOKALYANE
The Kokalyane Monastery of St. Michael the Archangel is located in the eastern part of the Plana Mountains. It can be reached on foot via a steep forest trail.
GERMAN
The German Monastery is located in the Lozen Mountains. Legends entail that St. John of Rila lived here for some time, prior to his retreat to the Rila Mountains.
DRAGALEVTZI
Under the charter of Tsar Ivan Shishman it is written that the Dragalevtsi Monastery was built around 1345 by Tsar Ivan Alexander. In the same charter it is referred to for the first time as the “Diocese of Saint Sophia,” and the city has borne the name Sofia
ever since.