Sights in District Sofia

Every weekend the restored fortress Tsari Mali Grad near village of Belchin is visited by thousands of tourists. Old and children arrive in Belchin to get back in the times. Here is the place where the daughter of the Emperor Theodosius-Aelia Galla Placidia, found a the paradise corner at the...

The exit point for the fortress Petluka is the village of Gurgulyat, which is situated 8 kilometers south-west from the Slivnitza town. The village can be reached by bus from the town, and after that with 30 minutes walking in east direction, the fortress can be reached. Among the green and round...

Borovets fortress is situated on the crest of Mount Golyam Borovets 4 kilometers north of of village of Razliv. It is an ancient, late antique and medieval fortress, which has had an important military and strategic importance. The location of the castle was allowed direct visual contact with other...

The Fortress Alinskoto Kale is located about 7 kilometers west of the village Alino (Samokov municipality). Probably the fortress was built in XII-XIII century and existed until the middle of XVII-th century. The castle was wwith area of 3 decares and there are still preserved remains from the w...

Bojenishki Urvich is a medieval fortress located on high mountain hill near village Bojenitsa (region of Botevgrad). It was built in V and destroyed in XIV century. The citadel was accessible only from the north direction (were nowadays village of Bozhenitsa is situated). Archaeological studies have...

The fortress Chertigrad is located 3 kilometers south-east of village of Brusen and 3 kilometers north-east from the village of Yamna (Etropole municipality), which appears to be the most convenient starting point to the fortress. Because the terrain is really difficult, the fortress can be r...

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...

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...