Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, today carrys the name of St. Sofia. There are only few cities in the world from whose capital centre you can touch the mountain. Situated on a flat territory, surround by Vitosha, Lozenska, Ljulin, Stara planina, Sredna gora mountains, it always has been important road connecting West Europe with Black sea, Aegean sea and Middle East. Like a favourite town of Konstantin The Great emperor (4th c.), who used to say “Serdika is my Rome”, Sofia was administrative center and site of the bishop during the Roman times. For tourists and guests of the city, Sofia offers conditions for mountain tourism and ski, religious tourism, big choice of events, number of sights with European and world wide meaning (Boyana church – a monument under UNESCO aegis).
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