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Popular Best Things to Do in Sofia [2025]
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St. Sophia Church
4.8
/5
28 reviews
4.8
Sofia City Center | 802m from downtown
Phone +359 2 987 0971
Address: Sofia Center, ul. "Paris" 2, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
Unique holiday worship ceremonies
Popular photo spot & crowd
37% positive reviews
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Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is a beautiful city with the famous Sofia Cathedral and lavender farm. Bulgaria is an important country on the Balkan Peninsula and a must-visit destination for tourism in Eastern Europe.
Hagia Sophia is the second oldest church in Sofia, dating back to the 6th century. In the 14th century, the city of Sofia was named after Hagia Sophia. Hagia Sophia was built on the basis of several existing churches. In the 2nd century AD, it was a Roman theater. The main hall and two towers on the east side and a domed tower were all built in the middle of the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine King Justinian I. As one of the most precious early church buildings in southeastern Europe, the church floor has complex early Christian decorations or mosaics with floral and animal patterns, and there are tombs underground and around it that are older than the church was built. People believe that Hagia Sophia has been blessed by mysterious forces and has not been damaged by human invasion and natural disasters for centuries. It is an architectural representative of elegance, simplicity and symmetrical beauty at that time.
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Patriarchal Cathedral St. Alexander Nevsky
4.6
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23 reviews
4.3
Based on 6,694 reviews
Sofia City Center | 941m from downtown
Phone +359 2 988 1704
Address: Sofia Center, pl. "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski", 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
Gilded dome & marble church
Over 300 world icon artworks
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2019.08.Sofia - Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, St. Nicholas Russian Cathedral: Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, has nothing to see except two or three churches. I want to say a few words about this city, but I don't know what to say. I just took a few photos and left.
A very beautiful cathedral, both inside and outside. This is one of the biggest attractions in Sofia. It was a bit cloudy when we first arrived, but when we came out of the cathedral the sun came out and the building looked absolutely stunning. There is a lot to see inside the cathedral and there is a lot to see in the surrounding buildings.
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