Editor Pick
St Dimitar of Salonika
- August 21, 2000
- Rated 4 of 5 by
Amanda from London, United Kingdom
This is the oldest church in town. It's a fairly small, cool building, dimly lit. If you venture inside, and allow you eyes to get used to the light, you can see the careful stonework, that has held this amazing little building up for over 800 years. It is not as richly decorated as some of the churches in town, and I liked it because of this. It feels dignified, and spiritual.
The frescos in the church are beautiful, and well worth a look. They are later than the church itself, and were added to help teach illiterate locals biblical stories and lessons. Literate though you obviously are if you are reading this, they are still instructive and fascinating.
The church played an important part in history, as at one of the early services the church was used as the launching pad for an uprising against Byzantine government. This means that the church has more Bulgarian visitors than other tourist destinations in town.
From journal Veliko Tarnovo - medieval Bulgaria