Sights in Region South-Western

The current building of the church "Sv. Nikolay the Miracle Worker" in village of Vakarel was built between 1902 and 1903, with funds of local people. It is located in the central part of the village.The temple has rectangular form with three naves and is among the largest in the Sofia diocese....

St. Nicholas Church in Sapareva banya is located in the park in the city center. It was built in XII-XIII century. In 1838 the local people want to build a new church nearby and then were found remains of another, larger church. It is assumed that this church was demolished at the beginning of...

Pravets monastery "St. Teodor Tiron" is located in the foothills of Etropole Mountain, about 2-3 km away of Pravets, on the road to Etropole. This is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery, part of the vicarage of Botevgrad, Lovchanski Diocese of Bulgarian Orthodox Church.In the ancient times there was a...

The Palace of Vrana (aka "Vranya") is a royal palace with park, located 11 km east of the center of Sofia. Here, in the past,  the royal family has spent most of their time. Before the liberation of Bulgaria Vrana was a farm of Osman Pasha. In 1898 Knyaz Ferdinand I bought it for 600 gold levs. The ...

One of the biggest Bulgarian artists - Vladimir Dimitrov Maystora (The Master) was born on February 1, 1882 in the picturesque village of Frolosh. In his honor, at the village center, was erected a monument.The monument was unveiled on 06.18.1982. Its authors are n.h.prof. C. Minekov and arch....

Every year on Shrove days, in the village of Voluyak is organized a traditional custom "Djamala". The tradition dates back to the time of Turkish rule.According to legends, ever in these times, there was a several consecutive years of drought (or sleet). The people were very impoverished and...

In the village of Voluyak was erected a Soldier monument in honor of the fallen in the wars of Bulgaria in period between 1912 - 1918, local residents. In these wars are given 24 victims from the local population. In their memory is a built a monument at the Grand Mound and in the central area wh...

The Church "St. Petka Paraskeva" in village Voluyak is declared monument of culture. It is located west of the two Thracian mounds. The village profess mainly Orthodox faith and there was a church from the very old times.The current church was built two years after the liberation of Bulgaria from...

The multi-genre Transfiguration Festival will be held for the first time between 6 - 9 August 2015 in the village of Dolen. The goal is to get visitors to leave their usual and urban vanity and have a touch to the spiritual, merge with the purity of the mountain, feel of Bulgarian spirit, meet with...

In the center of the village of Lakatnik (municipality Svoge) is erected a Soldier memorial in honor of the local people who died in wars for freedom of Bulgaria. The monument is located in a small and well-maintained garden and is a stone block on which are inscribed the words of appreciation and ...