Sights in Region South-Western

At square in the center of village of Svidnya is built a monument in recognition to the soldiers died in wars for Bulgaria in 1912, 1918, 1944....

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 Stob`s Pyramids are rock formations with an average height of about 10 meters (some of them reaching to 12 meters). They are located 600-750 meters altitude in the western part of the Rila Mountain - in the localities of "Kulski rid" and "Tsarkvishteto" above the village of...

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 ...

"The Museum of the Socialist Art" (also called "Museum of the Totalitarian Art") in Sofia was opened on 19/09/2011. It is located in the metropolitan area between buildings Traffic Police (KAT) and the National Investigation Service. The museum is unique in the Europe and the...

Each year, on 18-th, against 19-th August, the followers of the teachings of Peter Deunov gather near The Seven Rila Lakes (Rila mountain) to meet its solar New Year. During the event there are spiritual lectures, singing of songs and hymns, prayers. One of the most impressive moment is the...

The Museum of the Bulgarian Kiselo Mlyako (yoghurt) in village of Studen Izvor (municipality of Trun) was opened in 2007. It is housed in a building near the birth-house of Dr Stamen Grigorov - the creator of Lactobacillus bulgaricus - the unique bacteria underlying the production of Bulgarian...

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...