Chekotinski monastery St. Archangel Michail

The monastery St. Archangel Michail lies in Botevgrad district, in Lakavishki hill, part of the West Pre-Balkan near the Chekotin neighbourhood, which gave the name of the monastery – Chekotinski. It existed yet during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. The temple is a monument of culture. Found almost ruined, it was restored in 1820-1830. The iconostasis – worked out and decorated by masters of the Tryavna school, as well as the holy gates and the icons are particularly precious. Legends tell that once the Apostle of Freedom Vasil Levski visited the monastery. It is located some 5 km west of the Bozhenishki Urvich fortress, where the famous inscription of the Sebastocrator Ognyan is kept. In 1991 the monastery burned down but six months later it was restored and expanded. Today, the visitors find here a modern monastery complex with a new chapel – a place for weddings and christenings.