Sights in Town Sofia

The Church of St George (Rotonda "Sveti Georgi") is located in Sofia downtown near Sheraton Hotel, amid remains of the ancient town of Serdica. This is an Early Christian red brick rotunda that is considered the oldest preserved building in Sofia. The church was built in the 4th century by the...

Ski center "Ophelii" is located at Vitosha mountain, 3.5 km. away of "Zlatnite mostove" ("The Golden bridges") locality, towards hut Boeritsa, at an altitude of 1540 meters. In the region are situated a ski-school (Machirski) with a qualified mountain rescuer and 2 cha...

The National Art Gallery (Natsionalna hudozhestvena galeriya) is located in central part of Sofia in the building of the former royal palace of Bulgaria. It was created in 1934 and moved to the palace in 1946, after the abolition of the monarchy.The National Art Gallery houses over 50,000 pieces of...

The Jewish Historical Museum in Sofia was created May 8, 1992 and is the successor of the existed in the period 1968 - 1990 exposition "The rescue of Bulgarian Jews 1941-1944". The museum is housed in the building of the Sofia Synagogue and is managed by the Organization of Jews in...

St Nedelya Church (Holy Sunday Church) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Sofia, located in city center at the square of Sveta Nedelya. It is a medieval church built in the XX-th century.Address of the church: Sveta Nedelya square, Sofia...

Batil (a.k.a. Boyana) was a medieval Bulgarian fortress. Its remains are located in the Vitosha Mountain, above the present-day Sofias district of Boyana. It was built on a peak "Momina Skala" with an altitude of 1087 meters above sea level. The name of the fortification is related to the...

Park "Borisovata gradina" ("The garden of Boris") in Sofia is located in the central part of the city. It was created in 1882 - 1884 year and the first plants there were planted by the Swiss gardener Daniel Neff. Over the years the park has had different names -...

The National Gallery for Foreign Art in Sofia was opened on 5 November 1985. It is housed in the reconstructed building of the old State Printing House designed by the Vienna architect Friedrich Schwanberg. The gallery is disposed in 19 rooms (four floors) at total exhibition area around 3,200 m2....

Karting Center "Dunev motor sport" was opened on November 14, 2002. It is located in the district "Studentski grad" ("Student town") in Sofia. The karting track has a length of 320 meters and 6 meters wide. The karts are "Rimo" and have engines "Honda" - 200 cc , 6.5 horsepower. The center uses p...

Banya Bashi mosque is located in central part of Sofia and is the only functioning mosque in the town. Its was built in 1576, during the years of the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria. The Mosque is famous for its large dome and the minaret rising upward to the sky.The mosque derives its name from the phrase...