Sights in Region South-Western

Velyanova House is the best preserved house in Bansko with architecture from the period of Vuzrajdaneto. It was built in the early XIX century.The house is built mostly from massive stonework and wood. The house has impressive interior. It was painted by the representative of the Debar Art School -...

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 ...

Village of Kovachevitsa is located in the southwestern part of Rhodope Mountains, along the Kanina river, about 24 km northeast of town of Gotse Delchev. The village existed since XV - XVI century but its architecture which is kept until today and attracts many visitors, dates to XVII - XIX...

Kadin bridge (aka "Nevestin bridge") is located  near village of Nevestino (Kyustendil region) and is one of the greatest monuments on the Balkan Peninsula which has survived over the centuries of the Turkish yoke. It was built  between 1469 and 1470 over the river of Struma by order of...

In the "Manastirishte" locality above the village of Bratushkovo is located a tree whose roots run water. There is a belief these waters are healing, and locals call the place "Holy waters". There is a tourist route from village of Bratushkovo to the site with the springs.Recently the waters are...

This fountain is located front of the building of the national theatre Ivan Vazov in Sofia. It and its reflecting pool were built in 1976. The sight is disposed in the middle of a small green and shady park (named City Garden), leading to the National Art Gallery. The place has own atmosphere with ...

The National Palace of Culture (Natsionalen Dvorets na Kulturata or for short NDK) is in the centre of Sofia and has a marvelous view at Vitosha Mountain. This is the largest multifunctional complex in Bulgaria and in South-Eastern Europe. Because of its central and easy location and of fact there ...

The Clock Tower in town of Botevgrad is one of the symbols of the town. The building dates back to year of 1866. Its master is Vuno Markov but the architect of the tower is unknown. The tower is 30 meters high and is actually the highest clock tower in Bulgaria. Point of interest in its construction...

The Eagles`Bridge (Orlov most) in Sofia was built over the Perlovska River in 1891 by Czech architect Václav Prošek, his brother Jozef and his cousins Bohdan and Jiří, who also designed and built together the similar but lion-themed Lavov Most. The name of the bridge itself comes from the four sta...

The extravagant snail-house in Sofia`s district of Simeonovo is one of the local attractions. It represents colorful 5-storey building in the shape of a snail. Although its non-standard form, the building fits well the surrounding buildings and creating the illusion that the giant snail crawl along...