Sights in Region South-Western

Nikola Kostadinov Parapunov (1909 - 1943) is a historical figure of the Bulgarian Communist Party, organizer and leader of the partisan movement in the Pirin region - commander of Razlog detachment and of the Fourth Gorna Dzhumaya rebel operational area of NOVA.He was murdered by the police on...

The Farm "Ostrich fun" is located 70 km away from Sofia, 2 km away from town of Dolna Banya, on the road to the village of Pchelin and spa-resort Pchelinski bani, and 12 km from the ski resort of Borovets. It occupies an area of 10 000 m2 in the "Panorama" locality, northeast of...

The Mosque in the village of Dolno Dryanovo is an attractive architectural combination of two neighbouring mosques - an old unrestored mosque that is over 500 years old and a new mosque, built in 1998. The mosque in Dolno Dryanovo is one of the biggest in the region....

The Chapel of Sveta Petka Samardjiyska (St Petka of the Saddlers) is located in the central part of Sofia city. It is tiny church built in XI-th century (according other sources in XIV century) and is dedicated to Bulgarian saint woman St Petka (XI-th century) . It is believed that at the same place...

The Assumption church in the village of Ognyanovo was built in 1835. It is a three-nave pseudobasilica, half-dug into the ground, with a belfry attached to its western part. The church is built of river stones. The church iconostasis is of the panel type, with a painted vine. The socle panels show ...

The Cathedral of Saint Joseph is located in central area of Sofia city. It is the co-cathedral of the Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv, together with the Cathedral of St Louis in Plovdiv. During the II World War it was destroyed after bombing of the town and its new inaugurate was on 21 May 2006 in t...

The church of St. Paraskeva in the village of Skrebatno was built in 1835. It is a three-nave pseudobasilica with a belfry built in the 1970-s. The colonnade is decorated with murals and the church was painted by an original painter....

The National Palace of Culture (Natsionalen Dvorets na Kulturata or for short NDK) is in the centre of Sofia and has a marvelous view at Vitosha Mountain. This is the largest multifunctional complex in Bulgaria and in South-Eastern Europe. Because of its central and easy location and of fact there ...

The Clock Tower in town of Botevgrad is one of the symbols of the town. The building dates back to year of 1866. Its master is Vuno Markov but the architect of the tower is unknown. The tower is 30 meters high and is actually the highest clock tower in Bulgaria. Point of interest in its construction...

Captain Dimitar Spisarevski is a Bulgarian hero - a pilot, died in 1943, guarding Sofia from the Anglo-American bombers. His plane was hit and damaged, but instead to escape, he voluntary directs his plane to the next enemy bomber and demolishes it. His heroism is not wide-known because during the...