Boyana Church
Small medieval church with lifelike 1259 frescoes and donor portraits at the foot of Vitosha.
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This guide to Boyana Church on the edge of Sofia follows the money behind its walls, starting in the year twelve fifty-nine with Kaloyan, a medieval lord who commissioned a family crypt and private chapel here. You'll meet his wife Desislava and a royal couple who share their wall, and read the words he left about how it all came to be. Best heard standing near the north wall, where the donor portraits are.
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