Sights in District Sofia

The Church "St. John the Baptists" in the village of Golesh (municipality Godech) was built in late XIX - early XX century. It is large and very beautiful church, with three domes, which are seen from afar. The church is located in the center of the village....

The Dragoman marsh is located in the foot of the karst mountain Chepan, 1.5 km north-east of town of Dragoman in the direction to the village of Golemo Malovo. It occupies an area of about 350000m2.The place was declared a reserve and there are more than 140 plant and 200 animal species (mainly...

The Gurgulyat Pantheon was built in memory of the fallen soldiers and officers in the Battle of Gurgulyat during the Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885. The monument is located in the "Tsarkvishte" locality in the southern part of the village. It was built in 1985 on the occasion of the 100th...

Georgi Asparuhov (aka Gundi) and Nikola Kotkov are great Bulgarian footballers who on June 30, 1971 died tragically in a car accident near Vitinya Pass in the Stara Planina Mountain. Near the place of their death was erected a memorial plaque in their honor....

Trayanovi Vrata (Trayan’s Gates) is a historical area and a small fortress (nowadays in ruins) over the hill between the Mt. Eledzhik and Mt. Golak of Sredna Gora, under which today is built the only tunnel on Trakia motorway. This historical place can be visited by small road crossing the old roa...

The ski-center of Malyovitsa is located in area of Mecha Polyana, in Maliovitsa part of Rila Mountain, 13 km south-west of village of Govedartsi, 92 km far from Sofia and 40 km far from Borovets.It is situated at 1720 meters above sea level. The region offers excellent conditions for winter tour...

Every last Sunday of the month of May in the village of Pchelin is organized a village fair. The event is not extensive, but there is enough humor, songs, dances, beer and kebabcheta.For children there are several stalls with toys, treats and "candy cotton".The fair is held in the courtyard of...

The ski track is located at the foot of Mount "Malak Mechit" (2535 m), in the northwestern part of Rila Mountain, about 2 km away of the village of Govedartsi. It is situated near the hut of Mechit and has a length of 1.5 km. There is a ski-lift with a length of 1300 meters and children`s ski-lift ...

Hristo Botev (January 6, 1848 - June 2, 1876) is great Bulgarian historical figure, poet, revolutionary and national hero. In 1934 the modern town of Botevgrad was renamed from Orhanie to its current name in honor of Hristo Botev....

One of the local attractions in the village of Dolna Malina is the church "St. Dimitar". The current building dates from year of 1921. Because of the its small population there is no a permanent priest and the church is open at big Christian holidays only....