Sights in District Sofia-city

On May 21, 2017 the Culture Directorate of Sofia Municipality, Bulgarian Art and Folklore Center "Nestya" and "Future for the Talents of Bulgaria" organize a Festival of Fire-dancing in Sofia.The feast is dedicated to May 21 - St. Constantine and Elena Day which is also a day of...

The Museum of History of Physics in Bulgaria to the Institute of Solid State Physics "Academic Nadjakov"has a purpose to investigate, collect, keep and popularise history of physics by exhibitions, reading room and depositories.A reading room and small exposition have arranged in the...

"Muzeyko" is an innovative museum and children's educational center in Sofia. Here are used new and modern ways of providing information to the children, that inspire them to learn while playing. The interactive exhibits make science modern and accessible and at the same time - interesting even for...

Aerodum Bulgaria is a new and unique attraction for the Balkans - a vertical wind tunnel. The attraction is suitable for every aged 5 to 75 years (and in range from 20 to 100 kg.).Here everyone has the opportunity to fly without an airplane, a parachute or other facilities, maintained only by the...

The Monument of the Bulgarian Tsar Samuil (997-1014) in Sofia was opened on June 8, 2015 on the occasion of the 1000 anniversary of the death of the great Bulgarian ruler. It is located in the center of the city, in the garden front of the basilica "St. Sofia". The statue was opened...

The Palace of Vrana (aka "Vranya") is a royal palace with park, located 11 km east of the center of Sofia. Here, in the past,  the royal family has spent most of their time. Before the liberation of Bulgaria Vrana was a farm of Osman Pasha. In 1898 Knyaz Ferdinand I bought it for 600 gold levs. The ...

Every year on Shrove days, in the village of Voluyak is organized a traditional custom "Djamala". The tradition dates back to the time of Turkish rule.According to legends, ever in these times, there was a several consecutive years of drought (or sleet). The people were very impoverished and...

In the village of Voluyak was erected a Soldier monument in honor of the fallen in the wars of Bulgaria in period between 1912 - 1918, local residents. In these wars are given 24 victims from the local population. In their memory is a built a monument at the Grand Mound and in the central area wh...

The Church "St. Petka Paraskeva" in village Voluyak is declared monument of culture. It is located west of the two Thracian mounds. The village profess mainly Orthodox faith and there was a church from the very old times.The current church was built two years after the liberation of Bulgaria from...

Museum of the Ministry of Interior (in Bulgarian MVR) is located in a beautiful building in the center of Sofia city. It was built in 1912, designed by the famous Bulgarian architect Georgi Fingov and is a monument of culture. The museum preserves and presents the history of the Ministry of the ...