• Saint Sofia Church - The Saint Sofia Church (Bulgarian: църква „Света София“, tsarkva “Sveta Sofia”, “Church of Holy Wisdom”) is one of the oldest churches in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, dating back to the fourth century. The Council of Serdica, most likely held in 343 and attended by 316 bishops, took place in the predecessor building. In the 14th century, the church gave its name to the city, previously known as Serdika (Сердика).

• St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral - This Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, was built in the Neo-Byzantine style and is among the 50 largest Christian church buildings by volume in the world.

• The National Gallery for Foreign Art - Kvadrat 500, the newest and largest building of the National Gallery, opened on 25 May 2015. Around 1,700 artworks from the gallery’s rich fund of over 42,000 museum pieces by Bulgarian and foreign artists are exhibited in 28 halls across four levels. The Bulgarian collection dates back to the 1890s, while the greater part of the foreign collection was formed in the 1980s. The exposition traces the path of Bulgarian art from the mid-19th and 20th centuries, European art from the 15th–19th centuries, and art exhibits from Asia, Africa, and America.

• Bulgarian National Library (St. Cyrill and St. Methodius National Library) - Today the Library’s collection contains nearly 8.5 million documents, and it receives about 70,000 publications every year. The National Library “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” is the largest book treasury in Bulgaria, and visitors can explore its interior.

• Sofia University Saint Kliment Ohridski - The Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski is the first higher educational institution in Bulgaria. Its history embodies and continues centuries of cultural and educational tradition in the country. Public teaching activities in Bulgaria date back to the second half of the 9th century. During the Bulgarian Renaissance, a new idea for opening a School of Higher Education was conceived. The prestige of the School of Higher Education grew rapidly with the cultural and educational mission it acquired after the Liberation in 1878. Visitors can tour the interior.

• National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria - Built in 1884–1886 to the design of architect Constantin Yovanovic, who studied in Vienna and Switzerland and also authored the design of the Serbian Assembly (1891–1892), the building is in the neo-Renaissance style.

• National Opera and Ballet - In 1890, three Bulgarian musicians—Dragomir Kazakov, Ivan Slavkov, and Angel Bukoreshtliev—organized the first opera troupe in Bulgaria as a branch of the “Sofia Drama and Opera Troupe”. The performances, comprising 12 whole operas and excerpts from 11 operas with the participation of Bulgarians, Czechs, and Italians accompanied by piano, the Guards Orchestra, the orchestra of the Sixth Infantry Regiment, and members of the Italian Singing Society, were met with unexpected success.

• Ivan Vazov National Theater - The building of the National Theatre was finished in 1906, and the opening ceremony was held on 3 January 1907. Designed by the architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer, who were hugely popular in the early twentieth century, it became one of Sofia’s most imposing and representative buildings in the Art Nouveau style, which was all the rage in those days. The plafond and the walls of the auditorium, seating 848, were painted by artist Rudolf Fuchs from Vienna.

• Former Bulgarian Communist Party Headquarters - The Largo (Bulgarian: Ларго, definite form Ларгото, Largoto) is an architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism edifices in central Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, designed and built in the 1950s with the intention of becoming the city’s new representative centre.

• The Rotunda Church of St George - The Church of Saint George (Bulgarian: Ротонда „Свети Георги“, romanized: Rotonda “Sveti Georgi”) is a Late Antique red brick rotunda in Sofia, Bulgaria. Built in the early 4th century as Roman baths, it became a church inside the walls of Serdica, capital of ancient Dacia Mediterranea during the Roman and Byzantine Empires. The Early Christian church is considered the oldest building in modern Sofia and belongs to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

• Ancient Serdica Archaeological Complex - The ancient cultural and communication complex “Serdica” combines areas with various purposes, divided into two zones. The “Largo” zone, situated underneath Nezavisimost Square, integrates the unearthed archaeological remains into a site for cultural events. The remains of one of the two main streets of the Roman town, the decumanus maximus, which connects the eastern and western gates of the city, can be seen here. A large residential building covering an entire insula (urban block) can be seen south of it. The building also had small shops from which travelers and the town’s inhabitants could purchase food and various goods. A lapidarium is located close to the building.

• Central Mineral Baths – Banski Sq 1 - The current Central Mineral Baths building was designed in the Vienna Secession style, integrating typically Bulgarian, Byzantine, and Eastern Orthodox ornamental elements, by the architects Petko Momchilov and Friedrich Grünanger in 1904–1905 and approved on 30 January 1906, as projects by an Austrian (in 1889) and a French architect (in 1901) were declined.

• Sofia Synagogue - In the early 20th century, the Jewish community of Sofia (led by rabbi Dr. Ehrenpreis and president of the community Ezra Sol) collected donations and invited the Viennese architect Friedrich Grünanger to prepare a project for the Synagogue. The names of the 10 “top contributors” can be seen on the left wall after entering. In just 4 years, the architect managed to organize and complete the construction. Tombstones from an old Jewish cemetery were used to build the base of the Synagogue. The value of its construction amounts to 437,000 golden leva. The building of the Central Sofia Synagogue was built on the old site of another one known by the Hebrew name “Ahava ve Chesed” (Love and Goodness).

• The West Gate of Sofia - The Western Gate of Serdica is protected by towers—in the preserved section of the fortress wall, a pentagonal tower is next to the gate and another triangular tower is in close proximity. The Western gate of Serdica is located between “St. Joseph” Catholic Cathedral, Todor Alexandrov boulevard, and the Monument Symbol of the City of Sofia.

• Zhenski Pazar Women’s Market - Zhenski Pazar Market (Bulgarian: “Женски пазар“) is the oldest market in Sofia. Established more than 140 years ago, it has become one of the most important trading centres in the metropolitan city.

• Banya Bashi Mosque - Banya Bashi Mosque is located in the center of Sofia, near the hot mineral springs (Banya Bashi means “many baths”). It was built in 1576 during the Ottoman military expansion by the best-known Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, who also created the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne and the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul.

• English Guide
• City Transport Card and a tram/metro short ride

• Gratuities

• The tour includes the travel time from place to place
• Do not forget suncream!

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