Sights in District Sofia-city

The medieval fortress of Urvich is a located in Lozen mountain (on hill of Sredobardie), south of village of Kokalyane. The fortress was built during the XIII century in the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire.Preserved today are parts of the outside wall with a height up to 6 m. and parts of the...

The fortress Serdica is an archeological site which is located in the centre of Sofia city, the capital of Bulgaria that is in west Bulgaria. Originally Serdica was founded as a Thracian settlement, but in 27 BC was conquered by the Romans. By the regime of Marcus Ulpius Trajan (98-117) the...

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...

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...