Sights in District Sofia

In the "Manastirishte" locality above the village of Bratushkovo is located a tree whose roots run water. There is a belief these waters are healing, and locals call the place "Holy waters". There is a tourist route from village of Bratushkovo to the site with the springs.Recently the waters are...

The Monastery "St. Simeon the Stylite and St. Petka" near village of Ognyanovo (Elin Pelin municipality) is built with funds of the local villagers.According to legends, a woman from the village (the grandmother Elena) dreamed there must be built a monastery are this place , but the owner of the...

The Monastery "Holy Spirit" is located west of Godech, left of the road Godech - Dragoman. In the middle-ages at the same place, where today`s monastery is built, there was a church, foundations of which and a votive cross were discovered. In 1945-1946, with funds from donations, was built...

Kalugeritsa rock sanctuary is located in valley of Smolska river, between the villages of Baylovo and Smolsko. It is a complex of four (most likely in the past there have been more) caves in travertine rock, which are situated in the lower parts (from 5 to 15 meters above the local erosion basis) of...

The Memorial ossuary in village of Skravena keeps the remains of ten Botev rebels who in 1876 were killed and beheaded by the Turks. The memorial complex was built in 1982 and is located on the main square in the center of the village. It has free entrance. The Charnel house in Skravena was d...

Bukorovski Monastery "St. George" is located about 1.5 km north of the village of Bukorovtsi and west of the village of Tuden. Near the monastery were found remains of an old village cemetery from a late medieval church. The construction of the current monastery began in the early XX...

According to a legend, there was a large church in village of Dragushinovo that was bear away by the flood waters of the Iskar river. Left without a church the local people decided to build a new one and so, in the middle of the XIXth century (1869), during several years, has been built the current ...

This monument is located about 2 kilometers south of center of the town of Dragoman. It is dedicated to Soviet pilots died during the Second World War....

St. Тodors day is a big holiday for the Christians and official holiday of Dragoshinovo village. The fest is characterized by horse racing (kushii), but unique for the the village of Dragoshinovo is made during the feast votive meal of crab (rachnik - from Bulgarian word "rack" = ...

Chepan a small mountain (part of Stara Planina mountain chain), located north-eastern of the town of Dragoman. The place is very suitable for lovers of the extreme sports and especially - the paragliding....