Sights in Region South-Western

Alexander Nevski Cathedral in city of Sofia was built in 1912 in honour of the Russian and Ukrainian casualties of the 1877-78 War of Liberation from Ottoman Rule. It is one of the finest pieces of architecture in the Balkans. The cathedral has a gold-dome and icons, frescoes, murals and huge ...

Church "St. Joachim and Anna" in village of Smolichano is located at the end of the village, near the road coming from the village of Vaksevo. It was built on the foundations of a medieval church in 1888The frescoes in the church "St. Joachim and Anna" are the work of painter ...

Garvan kamak (means raven stone) is a rocky peak and a landmark located south of the highway Trakia, not far away from the village of Novi Han. After the name of the peak is named the whole area.The rock is located about 700 meters from the shelter Studenitsa, near to the path leading to the shelter...

The Monastery "St. Nicholas Mirlikiyski Chudotvotvorets" (St. Nicholas the Wondermaker) is located in the southern part of the Vitosha Mountain, about 1 kilometer east of the village of Kladnitsa.There was other monastery in the region built in XIII century, but in its present form and at ...

Ruen Monastery "St. Ivan Rilski" is located about 3.5 km southwest of village of Skrino - the birthplace of the famous Bulgarian saint Ivan Rilski. The monastery is one of the newest in Bulgaria. It was built in 2000. At the same place in the past there was another monastery called...

The Medieval rock church St. Petka is situated in the locality Barintsi of town of Trun. The church is filled with mystery. According to the legend, St. Petka lived in the cave above the town of Tran after fierce persecution for her Christian fate. Later the cave was turned into a chapel and the...

Kokalyane Monastery of St. Archangel Michael (aka "Urvich monastery") is located in Plana mountain, at the foot of Mount Manastirishte (1338 m), about 4 km south of the village Kokalyane and about 6 kilometers north-east of the village of Zheleznitsa. The monastery was built in XI century...

The Zemen monastery of St Joan Bogoslov is located in the valley of the Struma River in Konyovska Mountain, near Zemen defile, 1 km south-west of the town of Zemen. The monastery was founded in XI century and is one of the oldest and most valuable Bulgarian cultural monuments. The complex consists...

Kremikovtsi monastery is located 3km above Sofia`s quarter of Kremikovtsi, north-east of the center of Sofia city, in the southern slopes of Stara planina mountain. It was founded during the XIV-th century, probably due to Tzar Ivan Alexander (1333-1371), when 14 monasteries known as the "Sofia...

Church St Sofia (Sveta Sofia) in city of Sofia is a basilica built in 4th-6th century during the reign of Justinian. It has survived intact with 1600- year-old mosaic details and towards the end of the C14 gave the city its name. Beside the wall of the church is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier....