Sights in Region South-Western

The Lions` Bridge (Lavov most) is a bridge over the Vladaya River located in the central part of Sofia, at the juncture of Marie Louise Boulevard and Slivnitsa Boulevard (no far away of Sofia railway station). It was built in period 1889-1891 by the Czech architect Václav Prošek, his brother Jozef a...

Sv. Ivan Rislki Chudotvorets (St. John of Rila the Miracle Worker) is a Bulgarian cleric - the most famous Bulgarian hermit saint, heavenly protector and patron of Bulgarian people. The saint was born 876 years in the village of Skrino and died in 946. Southwest of the village, about half a...

In the village of Brusen (Etropole municipality) was built a memorial-ossuary (aka "Monument of the Unknown Soldier") dedicated to the 19 guerrillas from the detachment "Georgi Benkovski", who on June 26, 1944 died in unequal combat against the gendarme. Each year on this date ...

Vasil Levski (18 July 1837–19 February 1873) is  most reputable and loved  national hero of Bulgaria. He is a great Bulgarian revolutionary executed (hung) by the Turks in 1973, in the outskirts (nowadays this is central zone) of Sofia, where now is located the Vasil Levski monument.The plans for a ...

The town of Yakoruda celebrates its public holiday on September 4, when in 1964 the village of Yakoruda was declared town....

The Orthodox Church "Vsi Svetih" ("All of Saints") is located in village Ochusha (20 km away from town of Kostenets). This is one of the oldest churches in the region. In the temple are preserved icons painted in 1859....

The house-museum Sarafska House (aka "Arie’s Home") is located in town of Samokov, just in front of the Synagogue. The house was one of the several homes (called "palaces") of one of the most popular Jewish families in Bulgaria - Arie family. They are sefardic Jews coming from Wien and they sett...

The Memorial Tomb of Alexander I of Battenberg (aka "Battenberg Mausoleum") is located at Vasil Levski Boulevard in city of Sofia. This is the mausoleum and final resting place of Prince Alexander I of Bulgaria (1857–1893), the first Head of State of modern Bulgaria. The memorial was ope...

The Kostenski Waterfall is situated on the river Chavcha in the center of the resort area Vili Kostenets (southwest of the village of Kostenets). This is the biggest natural tourist attraction in the municipality Kostenets and there is well marked path to it. The waterfall is very beautiful...

Razboishte "Monastery of the Blessed Virgin" ("Vavedenie Bogorodichno") is situated on an elevation named Tupanitsa, 50 meters above the river Nishava, between the villages of  Razboishte, Berende and Chepurlintsi. The elevation consists of numerous rocks, caves and rock nic...