Sights in Region South-Western

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...

Each year the village of Gorna Vasilitsa hosts a mummer celebrations. The event is conducted annually on the Maslenitsa (the Day of Forgiveness) during the winter, and has become traditional for the region....

The National Church Museum of History and Archaeology is located in center of Sofia, in the building of the Theological Faculty of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". It is created in 1922 and from then has four departments: Manuscripts and incunabula, iconographic, artistic,...

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 sanctuary is located 2 km away from the village of Dolno Dryanovo...

In the central part of the village Ognianovo (Elin Pelin municipality), was build a public fountain with two spouts. It is located in the main village square where is located also the Soldiers' Monument. The fountain is lined with marble slabs. Although the summer in Ognianovo is no so hot, the f...