Sights in District Sofia

St. Michael Church in village of Kostenets is the largest one (by size) in the Ihtiman clerical district. It is a three-nave domed basilica built in 1854. The church has well-preserved wall-paintings and books aged at more than a century. The holiday of St. Michael church in village Kostenets is a...

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In village Osenovlag (78 km. northeast of Sofia) is located an ostrich farm and mini zoo, which are part of complex "Chiflika Nenkovi". The farm is situated not far-away of the monastery  "The Seven Thrones" and was opened in 2006. Besides ostriches here the visitors can see ...

Church of the village of Mirovo (Ihtiman Municipality) is named "Rojdestvo Bogorodichno" ("Virgin Birth") and is located at the end of the village, on the left side of the road for the town of Kostenets....

Every Saturday (except the winter months) in town of Kostenets is held a big Saturday open-air market and bitak (a market for cheep manufactured goods and trinkets) where producers, traders and artisans from the region sell their goods. The market starts morning around 9 o`clock and continues till...

Skalovitski Waterfall is located south of the village of Kostenets near are of Villas Kostenets. The height of the waterfall is 15 meters. There is an eco-path with places for recreation and picnics, and Gurgulitsa hut is situated 2km west of the waterfall....

The Monastery of The Ascension (also known as Monastery of "St. Spas") is situated 6km away from the village of Gorna Vaslitsa, in a picturesque area under the peak Benkovski in Eledzhik Mountain (Ihtimanska Sredna gora). The monastery dates to XII-XIV centuries but during the Ottoman rule...

The temple St. Pateleymon is located in Momin Prohod (Kostenets municipality) on the left of the road to town of Kostenets coming from the village Mirovo (and Sofia - Plovdiv highway). This is a relatively new church, which impresses with its beautiful mural paintings and images of rare saints....

The construction of the church "St. Martyr George" ("Sv.Velikomachenik George") in town of Kostenets was started in July 1928. The temple was completed and officially inaugurated in September 1932. The church has beautiful carved altar and bishop`s throne. There is a fountain and...

Each year the village of Gorna Vasilitsa hosts a mummer celebrations. The event is conducted annually on the Maslenitsa (the Day of Forgiveness) during the winter, and has become traditional for the region....