Sights in District Sofia-city

The Dragalevski monastery "The Holy Virgin of Vitosha" ("Vitoshka Sveta Bogoroditsa") is situated at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, 3 km south of quarter of Dragalevtszi (Sofia). It is one of the most beautiful and at the same time easiest to access monasteries in Bulgaria....

The Bistritsa grandmothers (Bistrishkite babi) are famous female choir from village of Bistritsa who became known all over the world for their performances of archaic folklore from the Shoplouk region near Sofia. The Bistritsa Babi were included in UNESCO’s Masterpieces of Intangible Cultural H...

The Sofia Synagogue is located in the city center on the building occupied by the very old synagogue "Ahava i Hesed" (Heb. Love and Kindness), close to the new Central Baths and new Central Market (Tsentralni Hali). It is the second largest Sephardic (Spanish-Jewish) synagogue in Europe. The ...

The church "St. Petka" is located in the center of the village of Balsha (Stolichna Municipality). It is surrounded by solid wall, and in its yard, at distance of 5-6 m each to other, are located two churches - an old (8 meters x 5 meters, one-nave, one-apse, dating from the XIV century...

The Gorna Banya monastery Sts. Cyril and Methodius (also called "Lyulinski Monastery") is located some 3 km away from the Sofia district Gorna Banya, in the Lyulin Mountain. The monastery was founded in XIII-th century and in the past was "St. Kral" (King), because according th...

Central Hali Market Hall (for short Halite) is a commercial complex in downtown of Sofia city at Blvd Maria Luisa to the junction with street Exarch Joseph. The Market Hall opened its doors in 1911 and became an important commercial site in the city center. It was closed in 1988 for reconstruction ...

Petko (1827-1895) and Pencho (1867-1912) Slaveykovi are father and son. They are great Bulgarian writers, poets, publicists, folklore researchers and politicians from the XIX-th and early of XX-th century. This museum in Sofia is devoted to them and is housed in an apartment donated in 1949 from S...

Pancho Vladigerov (1899–1978) is a prominent Bulgarian composer, musician, conductor, pedagogue and publicist. He was born in Switzerland, but his childhood elapsed in town of Shumen (there is also a Museum of Pancho Vladigerov). From 1920 to 1932 Vladigerov lives and works in Berlin (Germany) and t...

The Soldiers`s monument in the village of Podgumer is dedicated to the fallen in the Balkan and I-st World War inhabitants of the village. The names of the sodiers are inscribed on the monument....

The National Military Museum in Sofia owns and preserves over 1 million cultural valuables connected with the Bulgarian and foreign military history. They are completed in different collections according to their type and purpose.The permanent exposition is displayed on an area of 2800 km. square...