Sights in Region South-Western

Vanga is a world famous Bulgarian prophetess. She was born on January 31, 1911 and died on August 11, 1996. Vanga was buried in Rupite area, near the church Saint Petka Bulgarska (built by her behest), not far away from her house, where she had accepted and helped to the sick and people in need....

The Romanian Orthodox Church "Holy Trinity" (Biserica Ortodoxă Română "Holy Trinity") in Sofia is located in the downtown. It was built between 1905 and 1912 by the Bulgarian master Vasil Gligov by design of the architect Friedrich Grunanger. The temple was officially inaug...

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...

The mosque in the village of Avramоvo is one of the many mosques in the Rhodopes mountain. It is new and was built after 1989....

The Chapel of St. Elijah near of village of Podgorie (Kostenets municipality) dates from 1924. The church has a large yard with sheds and tables, and each year, at the patron saint`s day, here is organized sabor (a fair)....

Church of St. John the Baptist is situated in the hamlet "New neighborhood" of village of Gorna Vasilitsa. The church was built in 1855 and is one of the oldest in the municipality of Kostenets. It has remarkable frescoes and a bell tower....

St. Parashkeva church in the village of Leshten was built in 1837. The decorative paintings on the iconostasis and the icons have artistic value. The church has been declared a cultural monument of local significance....

The temple "St. Apostle Andrew Parvozvaniy" in Sofia was built in 1926 in memory and honor of the Bulgarian volunteers who died for the freedom of Bulgaria. It is situated in region near central rail-way station....

Chapel of the Transfiguration of Our Lord (Hram Preobrajenie gospodne) is located in quarter of Lozenets in Sofia....