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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia

Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Sofia occupies an area more than 3.000 square meters and can hold more than 10.000 people inside which makes it one of the largest orthodox churches in the world. Its 12 bells of total weight of 23 tons, are rang by Maria Zabova, a 85+ years old woman that does this […]

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Vitosha Boulevard

Sofia in Bulgaria, one of the oldest inhabited places in Europe, is located in the middle of Balkan peninsula and it is a very nice and welcoming city. Vitoshka is the busiest pedestrian street in the city and is considered to be the trade center of Sofia. If you happen to walk to Vitoshka on […]

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Sofia, Bulgaria

Have you ever been in Sofia in Bulgaria? I did and I'm going to share a few pictures and little of the city's history in the next posts. If you have any nice pictures from Sofia leave me a comment here and I will share your pictures in my stories

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Sofia, Bulgaria

Almost full moon near the building of council of ministries in Sofia.

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Sofia, Bulgaria

The statue of Sveta Sofia built in 2000 and replaced a statue of Lenin. Much controversial between the locals about this statue because the erotic appearance of it doesn't look appropriate to a Christian Saint. It is possible that the sculptor wanted to show the attractiveness of wisdom (sophia in Greek)

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Russian Church, Sofia

The church of Saint Nicholas the miracle-maker, or most commonly known in Sofia, the Russian church was built after the liberation of Bulgaria by the Russians from Ottoman empire. It was built in 1910s on the site of a saray mosque which was destroyed during the liberation.

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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia

During night, the cathedral of Alexander Nevsky gets a mysterious velvet from both the artificial lights and the moon glow.

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Sofia, Bulgaria

I knew Spring is a mixture of smells, colors and changes. And in Sofia you can experience all these in one random street. Dead and thriving nature interchange in a perfect urban landscape

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St Nedelya Church

In the heart of the Sofia city the square of St Nedelya is located. A meeting place for many locals, the square is at the beginning of the busy Vitoshka pedestrian street. The name of the square comes from the majestic church located there. Sveta Nedelya or holy Sunday is an orthodox Christian church which […]

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Presidency Sofia

In front of Bulgaria Presidency building two members of the presidential guard watch and protect the president and the democracy. They usually wear a red uniform and a hat with an feather from an eagle that symbolizes the proud spirit of Bulgarians.

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