Delchevo

Delchevo is a village in South Western Bulgaria and is located at 9 kilometers from the town of Gotse Delchev. Large part of the houses in the village is built in the end of XIX and beginning of XX by local masters and has been declared monuments of culture. They are arranged in tiers of steep southeastern slopes of Pirin Mountain. In some places the rock serves as the wall on the ground floor and thus an interesting intertwining of nature in the architectural appearance of the village is observed. Many of the houses have bay gain on the second floor. These, combined with the narrow, winding along the mountain slope with cobblestone streets create at places typical Renaissance atmosphere. The church Assumption is located in the village center. It was built in 1838 and is a three-nave stone building with a gallery of the south dome of the central nave. Painted wooden iconostasis with 10 scenes from Hexameron displayed on the sub-icon panels (XIX c.), old royal gates (end XVI - XVII c.) and icons (66 in number XIX century) have artistic value in the interior of the church. (Photo: bg.guide-bulgaria.com)