Sights in District Sofia

The Rafting on river Iskar in the Iskar gorge is a perfect way to relax! Near Sofia, easy to find, beautiful nature and fresh air, suitable for people without previous experience....

Hydro-park "The Windmill" is located about 20 km from Sofia, at the entrance of the village of Gorna Malina, next to the two major highways in Bulgaria - "Hemus" highway (15 km) and "Trakia" highway (25 km).The hydro-park offers:pools: 6 outdoor pools (incl. 2 for...

This soldier monument in the village Batulya is dedicated to the soldier's guerrilla battalion "Hristo Botev"...

The Batuliyski Monastery "Saint Nicholas" is located on the eponymous hill about a kilometer from the center of Batulia village.The current church of monastery was consecrated in 1911 by the Sofia Metropolitan Partenii. It was built on the site of an ancient church, destroyed during the Ottoman...

"Kozarskata" cave is located in the Lakatnik karst region, ​​northwestern of Station Lakatnik. The cave is situated close to the place where the river of Preboynitsa (called by some Proboinitsa) flows into the Iskar.The cave entrance is difficult for access. It is situated high over the river and...

The current building of the church "Sv. Nikolay the Miracle Worker" in village of Vakarel was built between 1902 and 1903, with funds of local people. It is located in the central part of the village.The temple has rectangular form with three naves and is among the largest in the Sofia diocese....

Pravets monastery "St. Teodor Tiron" is located in the foothills of Etropole Mountain, about 2-3 km away of Pravets, on the road to Etropole. This is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery, part of the vicarage of Botevgrad, Lovchanski Diocese of Bulgarian Orthodox Church.In the ancient times there was a...

In the center of the village of Lakatnik (municipality Svoge) is erected a Soldier memorial in honor of the local people who died in wars for freedom of Bulgaria. The monument is located in a small and well-maintained garden and is a stone block on which are inscribed the words of appreciation and ...

The Monastery "St. Petka" is located in the northeastern part of the town of Svoge. It was founded at the end of XII century (1118) during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom.The complex consists of an old church "St. Petka", a new three-nave parish church "St. Peter and Paul" and residential buildings.The...

Every weekend the restored fortress Tsari Mali Grad near village of Belchin is visited by thousands of tourists. Old and children arrive in Belchin to get back in the times. Here is the place where the daughter of the Emperor Theodosius-Aelia Galla Placidia, found a the paradise corner at the...