Barakli Mosque

a bit of history

The mosque stands naxt to the bus station so it's easy to spot; it's been reovated and looks beautiful. Unfortunately it was closed and no info about availability provided. So waiting for the bus it...

Good to see during a visit to Samokov

The mosque is situated right next to Samokov's bus station. It has beautiful exterior, unfortunately, we we not managed to get inside. I would not advise to go to Samokov just to see the mosque, ho...

Mosques

Got to say I was not overly impressed. The site was locked up despite us getting there during "opening hours". We could see through the partly open door and we were not wowed by what we saw. The buil...

A stunning restored mosque in the center of Samokov

This is an architecturally stunning building with a great exhibit of Samokov's history, including that of the American College that functioned in Samokov in the years before it moved to Sofia. A stun...

A great pity that this place is mismanaged by the Samokov city

This museum mosque is mismanage by the city of Samokov. Very often, it's closed and when it's open, nobody would guide you to explain this exceptional place. There's no recent leaflet available and it...