Itinerary 1 itinerary
Day 1
Meet at meeting point: Patriarchal Cathedral St. Alexander Nevsky pl. "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski", 1000 Sofia Center, Sofia,Sofia City Province,Bulgaria A guide with a blue shirt or jacket will be waiting for you in front of the main door of the church.Attractions and Activities: Alexander Nevsky Crypt Icon museum (Free entry) Built in Neo-Byzantine style it is the is one of the biggest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world, as well as one of Sofia's symbols and primary tourist attractions. 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: The National Gallery for Foreign Art (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) The design of that Building, in Neoclassical style, by the Viennese architect Friedrich Schwanberg was realised in the period between 1881 and 1883.
Attractions and Activities: Saints Cyril and Methodius Park (Free entry) With its 8.5 million documents the National Library “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” is the largest book treasury in Bulgaria. Visitors will see temporary exhibitions inside. The collection of old, rare and valuable books includes a total of about 17 000 volumes of books and periodicals printed in the period 15th-21st centuries. The materials are organized in separate collections. 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) The building National Assembly sits is of historic significance and it is a monument of culture. It was built in 1884-1886 at the design of architect Constantin Yovanovic
Attractions and Activities: Sofia University Saint Kliment Ohridski (Free entry) Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" and The "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" National Library are near the Eagles' Bridge. The university was founded on 1 October 1888. Monday-Friday visitors could also see the amazing central hall with the big stained glass windows. 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Zhenski Pazar Women's Market (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Established more than 140 years ago, it has become one of the most important trading centres in the metropolitan city. Almost 60 000 visit Zhenski Pazar Market every day. The market is located in the so-called Area of Tolerance in Sofia. The name itself is coined after the close proximity of the temples of all the official religious communities in Bulgaria. Here you can find the church “Saints Cyril and Methodius“, the “Banya bashi” Mosque, and the Central Synagogue of Sofia.
Attractions and Activities: The West Gate of Sofia (Free entry) The first fortification wall of Serdica was erected in the second half of the 2nd century AD. It had a width of 2.20 m. At the end of the 3rd , the beginning of the 4th c.АD, a remodeling of the wall was undertaken and a ditch was dug in front of it - 14 m west of the Western gate at about 2 m deep and 5 m wide, functioning in the 4th century. 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Ancient Serdica Archaeological Complex (Free entry) 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 the western gate 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. 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Central Synagogue of Sofia (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) The building of the Central Sofia Synagogue is rightly described as the pride of the Bulgarian Jewish community. It is one of the three largest Sephardic (Spanish-Jewish) synagogues in Europe and the largest on the Balkan Peninsula.
Attractions and Activities: Central Mineral Baths -- Banski Sq 1 (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Visitors will go to see the Natural Hot Springs of the city-46 degrees Celsius The current Central Mineral Baths building was designed in the Vienna Secession style, but 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)
Attractions and Activities: Sofia mosque - Banya Bashi (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) It was built by the initiative and with the financial support of Mullah Effendi Kada Seyfullah and is also known as Mollah Effendi Mosque. It was designed by the famous Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, who also built the mosque of Sultan Selim on Edirne and the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. Because of the number 974 above the entrance arch, the mosque is considered to be built in 974, the Hijri (Islamic calendar) or in 1566 – 1567 AD.
Guests leave on their own: Central Market Hall of SofiaEnd the tour on your own and bring your trip to a happy conclusion pluven kompleksMaria Luiza 28, Sofia 1164 Bulgaria Central MArket Hall of Sofia
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