Shipka Memorial Temple ( “Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ“, “Shipka monastery” or in Bulgarian: “Hram-pametnik Rozhdestvo Hristovo“) is located 20 km from hotel Alisa.It is one of the most sacred places for the Bulgarian people – a real pantheon of immortality, keeping the memory of the selfless feat of the Russian soldiers and the Bulgarian volunteers.Shipka Memorial Temple has gold-plated domes, rich decoration and beautiful wall-paintings, ancient icons. Its belfry is 53.4 m high and has 17 bells, the biggest of which is 12 tones.