Forty Martyrs Church
- Address
- ul Mitropolska Asenova Quarter
- Hours
- 9am-6pm Thu-Tue
Lonely Planet review for Forty Martyrs Church
The Forty Martyrs Church, in the old Asenova quarter, was originally built in 1230 to celebrate Tsar Asen II’s victory over the Byzantines. It was used as a royal mausoleum, and then as a mosque by the Turks.








