Sofia Region
Sofia region is located in the central part of Western Bulgaria and covers parts of the Western Stara Planina, Ihtiman Sredna Gora, Rila and several mountains including Vitosha, Verila and Plana. The relief is varied – from flat to mountainous – and many rivers go through the area. Mineral springs are also not uncommon.
One of the pride of Sofia, Vitosha is a national park that has built ski slopes, hotels, hiking trails and others that attract tourists and visitors from the area throughout the year. Borovets also attracts great interest because it is an international ski center.
The area was populated in the late Paleolithic. Visible traces left the Romans, and later the First and Second Bulgarian Kingdom, as well as the Ottoman Empire, shaped the present cultural and historical heritage. It is the city of Sofia that is the center of cultural and economic development in Bulgaria.
The region in numbers
2 474 000 inhabitants
11 from the 100 national tourist sites
7059 sq. km. total area
Accomodation in Sofia Region
Sites in the Sofia area
Koprivshtitsa Architectural and Historical Reserve
The town of Koprivshtitsa is located in the heart of the Sredna Gora mountain range. It is 110 km from Sofia, 24 km from Pirdop, 22 km from Strelcha, and 90 km from Plovdiv. In 1952, it was declared the only city-museum in the country, and since 1971 it has been an architectural and historical reserve, with a total of 388 architectural, historical, artistic, and ethnographic monuments.
Memorial Temple “St. Alexander Nevski”
The cathedral temple “St. Alexander Nevski” is considered a symbol of the Bulgarian capital. It is located in the center of Sofia, at the eponymous square. The reflection of its golden domes attracts attention from miles away. The temple was built in honor of the Russian Emperor Alexander the 2nd, also known as the Tsar – Liberator, whose army liberated Bulgaria of the five-century long Ottoman Dominion in 1878.
