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Alexander Nevski Cathedral
Category: Cathedral in Sofia
Alexander Nevski Cathedral in city of Sofia was built in 1912 in honour of the Russian and Ukrainian casualties of the 1877-78 War of Liberation from Ottoman Rule. It is one of the finest pieces of architecture in the Balkans. The cathedral has a gold-dome and icons, frescoes, murals and huge chand...

Sofia

Boyana church
Category: Church in Sofia
The Boyana Church (Boyanska tsarkva) is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church situated on the outskirts of Sofia in the quarter of Boyana. It is built in the late X-th or early XI-th century. The church is famous with its frescoes from 1259. They form a second layer over the paintings from earlier ce...

URL: http://www.boyanachurch.org/

Novi Iskar

Kurilo Monastery St. Ivan Rilski
Category: Monastery in Novi Iskar
The Kurilo Monastery St. Ivan Rilski is situated at the beginning of the Iskar Gorge, on the right bank of Iskar River, 1km north-eastern of Kurilo (a quarter of Novi Iskar town) and 15 km away from Sofia. It was founded in IX-X-th century, near the old Bulgarian fortress Beligrad. The Monastery ...

Kutina

Pyramids of Katina
Category: Rock-formation in Kutina
Katina pyramids are the most famous sightseeing of the village of Katina. These are located north-east of the village and are Earth formations formed as a result of erosions. The most attractive are the pyramids in the valley of "Golemiat dol" (The Big Glen), which in the past reached a h...

Sofia

Church St Sofia
Category: Church in Sofia
Church St Sofia (Sveta Sofia) in city of Sofia is a basilica built in 4th-6th century during the reign of Justinian. It has survived intact with 1600- year-old mosaic details and towards the end of the C14 gave the city its name. Beside the wall of the church is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Near...

Sofia

Kremikovtsi monastery
Category: Monastery in Sofia
Kremikovtsi monastery is located 3km above Sofia`s quarter of Kremikovtsi, north-east of the center of Sofia city, in the southern slopes of Stara planina mountain. It was founded during the XIV-th century, probably due to Tzar Ivan Alexander (1333-1371), when 14 monasteries known as the "Sofia...

Kokalyane

Kokalyane monastery St.Archangel Mikhail
Category: Monastery in Kokalyane
Kokalyane Monastery of St. Archangel Michael (aka "Urvich monastery") is located in Plana mountain, at the foot of Mount Manastirishte (1338 m), about 4 km south of the village Kokalyane and about 6 kilometers north-east of the village of Zheleznitsa. The monastery was built in XI century ...

Sofia

Museum of the Socialist Art
Category: Museum in Sofia
"The Museum of the Socialist Art" (also called "Museum of the Totalitarian Art") in Sofia was opened on 19/09/2011. It is located in the metropolitan area between buildings Traffic Police (KAT) and the National Investigation Service. The museum is unique in the Europe and the wor...

Sofia

Church St Nicolai (The Russian Church)
Category: Church in Sofia
"St Nicolai Church" (also known as "The Rusian church") is one of the prettiest churches in Sofia. It was built by Russian workmen in 1912 and dedicated to St Nicholas, "the miracle worker". The exterior has bright yellow tiles and the domes are covered with emerald gre...

URL: http://podvorie-sofia.org/

Kokalyane

Urvich fortress
Category: Fortress in Kokalyane
The medieval fortress of Urvich is a located in Lozen mountain (on hill of Sredobardie), south of village of Kokalyane. The fortress was built during the XIII century in the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire.Preserved today are parts of the outside wall with a height up to 6 m. and parts of the wa...

Lozen

The Lozen Monastery Saint Spas
Category: Monastery in Lozen
The Monastery Saint Spas (also called "Dolnolozenski monastery") is located 5 km southeast of the village of Dolni Lozen (Sofia Municipality). It is situated among a dense oak forest, at the foot of the Lozen mountain, just below the Polovrak Peak (1182 m). In its vicinity there are severa...

Sofia

National History Museum
Category: Museum in Sofia
The National Historical museum in Sofia was founded in 1973. Since 1979 the Museum was hosted in the building of the Courts of Justice but in 2000 it was moved into the bilding of Residence "Boyana" (quarter of Boyna, Sofia).The museum has 32 halls and is one of the largest history mus...

URL: http://www.historymuseum.org

Podgumer

Podgumer Monastery St.Dimitar
Category: Monastery in Podgumer
Podgumer Monastery St.Dimitar is located in a small valley in the south foot of the Sofia Mountain of West Balkan Mountain, around 5km north-east of village of Podgumer and 7km east of town of Novi Iskar. It was built probably in XIII-th century and till nowadays was destroyed and restored many time...

Sofia

University Botanical Garden
Category: Parks & Gardens in Sofia
The University Botanical Garden in Sofia was founded in the XIX-th century (1892) by the Professor of Botany, Stefan Georgiev. It is located in the central part of the city, not far away of the Sofia University, in close proximity to the Vasil Levski Memorial, the National Gallery of foreign Art and...

URL: http://www.uni-sofia.bg/index.php/bul/universitet_t/samostoyatelni_zvena/universitetski_botanicheski_gradini

Sofia

National Archaeological Museum
Category: Museum in Sofia
The National Museum of Archaeology in Sofia was officially opened to the public on May 18, 1905. It is hosted in an impressive old building - "Buyuk (Big) Mosque". The museum offers permanent Exhibitions disposed in Prehistory hall, Vault, Central Hall and Middle Ages Hall and also it hos...

URL: http://aim.sofianet.net

Sofia

Ski center Aleko, Vitosha
Category: Ski resort in Sofia
The ski resort Aleko in mountain Vitosha is situated in the immediate vicinity of the capital Sofia, only 22 km south from the center of the city and is easy accessible by gondola lift (6.27 km) from quarter of Simeonovo or by car (from quarter of Dragalevtsi). Snow cover here lasts at least 150 d...

Bistritsa

Bistritsa Monastery St. Petka
Category: Monastery in Bistritsa
The Bistritsa Monastery St. Petka is located in the Kalugerovi Livadi district (Vitosha mountain), in the northwestern outskirts of the Bistritsa village, around 15 km away from the capital Sofia. The monastery was constructed in X-th century, but was destroyed during the Ottomans in XIV-th century....

Sofia

The Earth and Мan Museum
Category: Museum in Sofia
The Earth and Мan Museum in Sofia was Founded in 1986. There are exhibited more than 20,000 exhibits are on display, divided into 6 sections: Giant Crystals, Minerals of the Earth, Industrial Minerals, Raw Material Sources of Bulgaria, Gems, New Materials. Sometimes, the museum also hosts different...

URL: http://earthandman.org

Sofia

Ski-slope Konyarnika, Vitosha
Category: Ski resort in Sofia
The ski slope at Konyarnika is one of the oldest ski slopes at Vitosha Mountain near Sofia. The ski-center is located in the northeastern part of the mountain, under the "Cherni vruh" summit. The location is ideal for training or learning base and the weather conditions are great for skii...

Sofia

City Sightseeing Sofia bus
Category: Attraction in Sofia
The "City Sightseeing Sofia" is an open-air tour bus route to the some of the central Sofia landmarks and public buildings. The bus runs on a particular route and the tourist may descend and climb at designated stops within a day. The ticket is valid 24 hours from time of the first boardi...

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