Temples and churches of Burgas are one of the attractions of this Bulgarian resort city. Although there are few of them, and they cannot boast of a centuries-old history, they nevertheless deserve the attention of tourists who come to this city to relax.
Church of St. Cyril and Methodius
The largest and most famous temple of the city of Burgas is the Church of St. Cyril and Methodius (Church of St. Cyril and Methodius). It is located on a cozy small pedestrian square of the same name in the very center of the city. From the main pedestrian street of the city Alexandrovsk you can get here in a couple of minutes. This Burgas Cathedral was built in 1894 – 1905 on the site of an old small wooden church according to the plans of the Italian architect Riccardo Toscani. The church was built from dark stone and is somewhat reminiscent of the Gothic cathedrals of Western Europe, but with elements of Greek Orthodox architecture. This temple burned down in the middle of the 20th century and was able to be fully restored only towards the end of the last century. Now it is a functioning Orthodox Bulgarian church. Its walls are painted by the same artists who painted the walls of the Alexander Nevsky Temple in Sofia.
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Another no less interesting Orthodox church in Burgas is the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was built in 1840 – 1860, this is the oldest church in Burgas. It is also located in the city center (deep in the residential area behind the huge gray “Hotel Bulgaria”, at 5 Mikhail Lermontov Street). The church is located in the middle of a small and cozy green pedestrian park and is quite large, by Bulgarian standards. The building is beautiful and unusual; it is a three-nave basilica with 12 monolithic marble columns and has two high towers. The inside is also beautiful, the walls are painted by the Russian icon painter N. Rostovtsev, and the icons are painted by monks from Athos.
Church of the Holy Cross
Many tourists also pay attention to the small church located in the corner of the large green central city square near the Bulgaria Hotel at Mikhail Lermontov 20. This small Armenian Church of the Holy Cross (Sveti Krast) was built in 1855 in tribute to the Armenians who died during the Ottoman Empire. The inside of this church is not particularly interesting; it attracts attention only with its unusual ancient appearance.
There are several other interesting temples in Burgas, but Masha Pasha did not go to them, since they are located a little away from the city center and are not masterpieces of architecture.