The capital of Bulgaria has many stories to tell and every historical attraction will give you a new perspective on Sofia’s complicated past.The churches that have spent several centuries of existence like mosques, the dominant Soviet architecture or the Roman history that is still discovered and combined with the modern city.
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The best months for good weather in Sofija are July, August, September and October
On average the hottest months are July and August
January is the coldest month of the year
Tourist Attractions
Sofia's Roman Amphitheater was discovered only in 2004. In his time, he was one of the largest in the Roman Empire, organizing gladiator struggles and scary battles that put men against wild animals.Goths. In the 400s, the arena was rebuilt, but was abandoned not long after.
Sofia has a lot of spring activities, and these waters have attracted visitors from the medi era. The notomans developed their own harness in this place and, when it was destroyed after the Bulgarian Renaissance, a new bathing complex of the city was built.Buildings in Sofia, built in non -Byzantine style, with a large dome behind an impressive vestibule.You are free to try if you are brave enough!
The most famous park in Sofia was arranged in the 1880s even after the Bulgarian revival, making it the oldest in the city.It is that all the landscapers worked within the original plan, and the result is a pleasant feeling of coherence for such a great project.
The most beautiful street in the city, Votosha Boulevard is the place where all the fashion and fashion houses are gathered.The cafes along the pedestrian street have outdoor chairs and in recent years, lamps, banks and kiosks have been redesigned in an art nouveau style, reminiscent of the first years of the Bulgarian Renaissance.
On the lower slopes of the Vitosha Mountain (which we will reach) is this UNESCO heritage site.made during the second Bulgarian Empire in the 1200s. In the natives, fabulous inner frescoes were painted, which depict about 240 historical and biblical figures in a realistic style, 200 years before the Renaissance artists do the same.Konstantin Assen and Tsar Koloyan, along with their wives.
This church gave the name of Sofia in the 1300s during the second Bulgarian Empire.1500 years old. For two centuries after the Ottoman invasion, it was a mosque, but it was abandoned after an earthquake of the 1800s led the minare and another killed the two sons of the Imam.
The scale of this building will blow you.Inside St. Alexandru Nevski takes place for 10,000 people and is the second largest cathedral in the Balkan region.Life during this liberation. By the way you are in, look at the ceiling of the main dome, which has a mural painting of the Sabbath God.
Ferdinand I was at hand when this museum was inaugurated in 1905 as a way to bring under one roof all the important archaeological discoveries spread around Sofia and Bulgaria.It contains articles from the classic civilizations), the medi section and the treasury. The nulty of this list has the treasures Valchitran and Lukovit, two amazing Thracian gold treasures.
If you arrive outside the hours of prayer, you can visit the only mosque in Sofia. NA has been designed by Mimar Sinan, the Turkish architect defining the era, responsible for the spectacular works in the Ottoman Empire.who have attracted visitors throughout the region during the 1500s.
The house of this museum is also a piece in the history of Bulgaria itself.The 65,000 exposed articles represent only a tenth of what is behind the scenes in its archives.
Climbing more than 2,200 meters behind the south-western suburb of Sofia is Votosha, a monumental peak in a natural park, promising more adventure than you could ever crash you in a single journey.The walk to the black peak of Vitosha is surprisingly easy when the weather is good in the spring or autumn, because the tip is part of a large plate that seems to be unfolded because of its superficial gradient.
These are the reasons for the imposing house of the aristocrat Simeon II, who was the country of Bulgaria between 1943 and 46 before leaving for exile.Sofia. Multilingual guided nuns take place every hour and offer fun fragments about the palace and its land. In example, the estate once had an exotic housekeeper, including the first elephants in Bulgaria, who were used for the garden!
The heart of the old Serdica and the oldest building in modern Sofia, this red brick church was built until the 300s.they had been painted by the Ottomans when the church was transformed into mosques in the 1600s.Outside you can see tiles of a Roman street and other remnants of the old Serdica.
Sofia has the largest synagogue in the Balkan region and the third largest in Europe. It was built for the considerable Sephard Jewish populations in 1909, and Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria was here when it was inaugurated.Inspired by the old Sefardic temple in Vienna, destroyed in 1938. n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
Viennese architects Helmer Fellner, responsible for a catalog of extravagant buildings in Central Europe, built this theater in 1909.dramatic. The main director here is Alexander Morfov, responsible for the Bulgarian and Russian adaptations of Don Quixote and Shakespeare's pieces, here in Russia.
