The St. Dimitar Basarbovski Rock Monastery near Basarbovo village is the only active rock monastery in Bulgaria. It is located 10 km away from Ruse in the picturesque valley of Rusenski Lom River. The most famous inhabitant of the monastery is the saint born in 1685 in the village of Basarbovo — Dimitrie Basarbovski who spent his entire life in the holy abode. Today, he is the patron saint of Bucharest, which is why the site enjoys great interest from Romanian tourists.