Sights in Region South-Western

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...

The Museum of History and Ethnography in the town of Gotse Delchev is housed in an old building (dating back to 1877), designed in an unique for the region Baroque style. The construction has typical wood-carved ceilings and doors made by local master carvers from the Debar carving school.  The ...

The Regional Historical Museum in Pernik was established in 1953. It has a rich collection of historical objects from the Middle Ages and ethnographic materials related to the traditional Bulgarian culture. The Pernik museum has following collections: - prehistoric pottery - urban lifestyle in the ...

Town of Bansko is situated in the foothills of Pirin mountain. The town is the most modern ski-resort of Bulgaria and is visited from many tourists.The ski runs of Bansko are located in two main ski-centres - Chalin Valog (1100-1600 m) and Shilingarnika (1700-2500 m) which are located around 10km s...

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....

This soldier's monument in the village of Smolichano was built in honor of the fallen in the wars 1912-1928. and 1941-1945 villagers. The monument is located in the Saint Anne in the village, near the Chapel of St. Joachim and Anne.The composition is a pedestal with a plaque on which stands a medal ...

Slashten mosque is located in the village center. It consists of a house of prayer and minaret with a balcony. Until communism times entry to it was forbidden and the building was closed and neglected, but after 1989, the residents of Slashten (entirely pomak-muslims) collect funds and renovate i...

The Monastery Saint Spas (also called "Dolnolozenski monastery") is located 5 km southeast of the village of Dolni Lozen (Sofia Municipality). It is situated among a dense oak forest, at the foot of the Lozen mountain, just below the Polovrak Peak (1182 m). In its vicinity there are...

The Temple St. Prophet Elijah in village of Gradevo dates from 1849. The building is made from stone and is a pseudo-basilica with narthex and balcony above it. Over southern and western arch there are carved dragons.The church has a rich interior, created in different periods and made following the...