Cut through stone

The Cherepish Monastery was almost isolated from the nearby settlements for several centuries due to the peculiarities of its location. This was deliberately sought by its creators and inhabitants because of the troubled times of the creation and existence of the holy monastery. By 1870, the need for a more convenient connection with the expanding village of Lyutibrod appeared, which at that time already had a population of about 1000 people. The initiator of the construction of a new cart road from the village to the Cherepish Monastery was the then abbot Epiphanii, who was a native of Lyutibrod.

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  The road begins in the highest part of the village – sunny rocky meadows, where, according to the locals, the first snowdrops and crocuses bloom. To the west of the road, the slope descends towards Iskar. The meadow ends with a sheer rocky ridge. It is called the “Wild Cherry” and offers a unique view of the Ritlite, Rashov Dol, Cherepish Rocks and the river. Further on, the road passes through two successive rock ridges. The second is over 20m high and in order for the road route to pass, a passage large enough for a cart to pass was cut into the rock. Hence the name of the area “Prosechen Kamak” or “Presechen Kamik”. At a height of about 5 meters there is an old inscription from the time the road was laid (1881). Almost horizontally the road leads to the the saddle under castle of Tsar Shishman.