Being burnt and destroyed many times in its history, the town now guards zealously and takes pride in its historical monuments and buildings. Saint Dimitar church is the oldest building of Belitsa. It was built in 1716 in accordance with the laws of the Ottoman Empire – the building is low, partially buried in the ground to prevent its roof from rising higher than the minaret of the mosque. In 2000, with money donated by the citizens, next to it was built the new chapel Saint Dimitar.

St. George’s church, the emblem of the town, was constructed in 1833 – 1835. The church was built on a high and prominent spot, right in the town centre, in violation of the current laws of the empire. The temple could be seen from anywhere around and dominated the scene. As a ransom for the violation, the Christians struck a deal with the authorities to bring from Vienna and install at the highest point of the church a clock that would show the time to all people in Belitsa. During Ilindensko-Preobrazhensko uprising the church was burnt down and the clock fell on the ground. The Muslim Irilovets collected and kept the parts, and when the temple was restored the clock was put back in its old place. Until this very day it is chiming the hours in Belitsa as a symbol of the spirit of religious tolerance so intrinsic to this mountain town.

There is something unique in the atmosphere of the streets around old quarter Belitsa coming from the picturesque architecture of its houses with their big under-roof terraces bearing the unrelenting traces of times past. The houses are perched on the slopes of Rila commanding a splendid view to the sever peaks of Pirin. Two wooden felt-mills, built along the flow of the clear town river are still running and in use in Belitsa.