The historic monastery complex is located on the top of the slope, at an altitude of 1545 m above sea level. It is surrounded by dense beech forests. Currently, the complex consists of two churches and fifteen chapels. Twelve of them stand along the path that leads to the monastery. Each is dedicated to a different apostle. You can stay overnight in the monastery.
The monastery was founded by 50 Georgian monks in the second half of the 11th century. The village of Iverce was established near it at that time, which was an economic base for its inhabitants. The most valuable treasure in the monastery were two icons in which fragments of the Holy Cross were to be located.
In the 15th century, the monastery was attacked and plundered by the Ottoman army. The monks were then supposed to bury the relics of the Cross in the surrounding forests. Since then, this place has been worshiped and venerated. In 1936, a symbolic bronze cross, funded by the Bulgarian Tsar Boris III, was erected here.
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