West Bulgaria sights

The cathedral is the grand landmark of Sofia . Many non-Bulgarians who have traveled the Balkans regard the cathedral as the most splendid 20th-century edifice in the Balkan region. It was built in hono...

price level: high-end , , address: Vitosha Boulevard, Sofia, Bulgaria

Symbol for the power of the Orthodox Church throughout the centuries in Bulgaria . In the middle of a lush deciduous forest there is a high battlement. Standing at the end of the only entrance in the so...

The splendor of Russia in Sofia: A golden church with onion domes. This building from 1914 clearly demonstrates why it is called “the Russian church”: It is a light, colorful replica of 17th-century Mos...

Home to hundreds of rare and endemic species with a mountain range famous for sheltering and protecting historic Bulgarian freedom fighters. Extending over an area of 27,400 ha and lying at an altitude ...

Icons and wood carvings by Toma Višanov-Molera, founder of the Bansko school, in this 1774 built, 1808 renewed church cemetery. In the cemetery grounds at Ulica Damjanov

The old houses in Bansko have two faces and recall the monastic architecture. For road there is a strict, almost repellent stone facade. So does the kind of courtyard with balconies, carved wooden ban...

The courtyard, the wooden carvings and the murals in these buildings from the 18th and 19 Century particularly noteworthy: The Sirleštov House, Veljanov the House, the Bunov House and the Hadživalchov...

This mosque is the only one that the devout Muslims in the capital remains. While the anti-Turkish campaigns in the socialist era, it stood still. The other major Islamic center, the Bujuk Džamija (Gr...