Sights in District Sofia-city

"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...

The Lake in Sofia`s Drujba quarter is a very beautiful, large and deep one (more then 30 metre on the some places). It has a vertical side, many fish and fisherman. It is a result of a source of water and a building excavation in 1968. ...

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...

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...

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 mu...

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....

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...

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 host ...

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 ...

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 ...