Sights in Region South-Western

St. Sedmochislenitsi Church in Sofia was created in 1902 on base of an abandoned Ottoman mosque (the Black Mosque - built in 1528). Before the mosque at the same place there were exisitng a nunnery of the Rila Monastery and an Early Christian temple from the 4th-5th century, the ruins of which w...

St. George church in village of Garmen was built in 1898 on the base of an older church. It is a three-nave pseudobasilica with a belfry and the arcade of the central nave is decorated with murals (medallions). The iconostasis is large, with a marble imitation.The church is an artistic monument of...

The Sveta Paraskeva Church is located in the central part of Sofia. It was constructed in 1930 but opened doors in 1940. "Saint Pareskava" is the third largest church in the town.Address of Sveta Paraskeva Church: 58, Georgi Rakovski Street , Sofia...

The Mosque in the village of Dolno Dryanovo is an attractive architectural combination of two neighbouring mosques - an old unrestored mosque that is over 500 years old and a new mosque, built in 1998. The mosque in Dolno Dryanovo is one of the biggest in the region....

The Chapel of Sveta Petka Samardjiyska (St Petka of the Saddlers) is located in the central part of Sofia city. It is tiny church built in XI-th century (according other sources in XIV century) and is dedicated to Bulgarian saint woman St Petka (XI-th century) . It is believed that at the same place...

The Assumption church in the village of Ognyanovo was built in 1835. It is a three-nave pseudobasilica, half-dug into the ground, with a belfry attached to its western part. The church is built of river stones. The church iconostasis is of the panel type, with a painted vine. The socle panels show ...

The Cathedral of Saint Joseph is located in central area of Sofia city. It is the co-cathedral of the Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv, together with the Cathedral of St Louis in Plovdiv. During the II World War it was destroyed after bombing of the town and its new inaugurate was on 21 May 2006 in t...

The church of St. Paraskeva in the village of Skrebatno was built in 1835. It is a three-nave pseudobasilica with a belfry built in the 1970-s. The colonnade is decorated with murals and the church was painted by an original painter....

The church "St.George" in Sofia's quarter of Darvenitza is located near Darvenishka river and the pedestrian exit to Mladost 1 quarter.From the inscriptions on the south paintings and the list with donors is clear that the temple was built in XIX century. Presumably, that it was erected on the site...

St. Mina Orthodox Church is located in Sofia`s district of "Moderno predgradie". It was built in 1938. The church celebrates its patron saint`s on 11 November....