 The Monastery St Demetrius or St. Mitar, as locals call it, is located only 2 km southeast of the village of Gabra.In 1865 Gabra villagers gave their savings and sent their fellow-villager Ivan Chakarov to Istanbul to ask permission from the Ottoman government to build a monastery.After heavy four months of travel on foot, with shepherds from Panagyurishte, he returned to favor in Istanbul.