Mount Okolchitsa is probably Bulgaria’s most treasured historic place. It is the place where the army of revolutionaries led by Hristo Botev fought heroically against the Ottoman army and not far from this place, Hristo Botev himself died in battle. The peak has a height of 1048 meters, and here is built a memorial monument, marked by a huge cross, erected in 1926, with a height of over 25 meters. At the base of the cross, there is a chapel dedicated to Saint George. Every year, on June 2, there is an impressive pilgrimage involving thousands of people who want to honour the memory of the great Bulgarian revolutionary and his struggle for independence.