The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, better known as the Rila Monastery is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria.
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39 km (24.4 miles) away from Rila Monastery
Stara Kresna is a village in Kresna Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.