Monastery amidst sanatorium
- Heritage
- Adelina Lozanova
The Assumption of the Holy Mother Monastery in Iskrets was part of the ring of monasteries around the Bulgarian capital, called Sofia Mala Sveta Gora (Sofia's Small Holy Mountain). It lies just two kilometres east of the village of Iskrets and around 53 kilometres north of Sofia. Nestled in the folds of the Balkan Mountain Range, it is situated at the foot of a peak called Gradishte, where once there was a fortress. A major road passed through this place - from Sofia to Vratsa, which was probably one of the reasons for the monastery to be built here.