Bulgaria

 

 

 

The Republic of Bulgaria is a state located in the south-eastern Europe, in the eastern half of the Balkan Peninsula. It borders the Black Sea to the east, with Greece and Turkey to the south, with Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north from which is divided by the river Danube. It is part of NATO and the European Union in January 2007. The total length of the Bulgarian border is 2245 km, of which 1,181 terrestrial, 686 and 378 coastal river. The road network in Bulgaria is long 36 720 km, the railway network 4,300 km away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bulgarian capital Sofia

Sofia (/ sɔfja / Bulgarian София, Sofija ['sɔfija]) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria, homeland of the mythical singer Orpheus and the legendary Spartacus, the land of gold oldest in the world impresses with its historical heritage and culture dating back to the 13th century and well-preserved traditions and customs. Sofia is the main administrative, industrial, cultural and transport across the country, and represents the district in its own right. With a population of nearly 1.3 million inhabitants, who are joined by many considering the metropolitan area, it is also the largest and most densely populated city of the Republic of Bulgaria.

It is located in the western part of the country, at the foot of Mount Vitosha. The city has sixteen colleges, including the University of Sofia, founded in 1889. The city is home to an Orthodox Metropolitan and a Catholic diocese. Among the main attractions are lachiesa of St. George, the church of St. Sophia and the Aleksander Nevski Cathedral.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LaCattedrale Alexandar Nevski, the Boyana Church and the St. Nicholas Russian are, in our view, those on which you are literally forced to linger in your lap. They have an architectural beauty worthy of being remembered.

Besides, museums and art galleries, such as the National Historic Museum, the Mineralogical Museum, the National Gallery of Arts, the Zoo, as well as the River of Stones. The last two are an important attraction especially for families with children, who can wander in nature, when they have huge parks, gardens and famous cafes.Among the most beautiful areas of the old town, those in which it is pleasant set off walking, we can alert you to the Royal Palace Bulgaria, including inside the National Gallery of Arts, consists of a large collection of medieval paintings; Battenberg Square in the buildings of the National Bank of Bulgaria will amaze you.Many of the architectural beauty of Sofia were destroyed during the Turkish occupation and the attempt on the Tsar Boris. However, the capital has managed to preserve its most beautiful monuments, as to be between the capitals of Europe's most visited by tourists.Sofia was originally a Thracian village established, in an area with a history of Neolithic settlements in the seventh century. BC Serdi the tribe, from which the first name Serdica. Occupied by the Romans in 29 AD, it was developed in the name of Ulpia Serdica as fortified center and how to market. Under Aurelian became the capital of the province of Dacia and in the mid-fourth century. It was the seat of a council attended by 170 bishops. It was an important transit point on the road between Naisus (today Nis in Serbia) and Constantinople. In 441 it was sacked by the Huns, then rebuilt by Justinian. It was Bulgarian city from the seventh century., But in 1018 was taken by the Byzantines. Bulgarian returned at the end of the twelfth century, where he was one of the major centers of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. Triaditza was called by the Byzantines, Slavs from Sredetz. Sofia took on its present name in the fourteenth century. the basilica Santa Sofia. In 1382 falls under Turkish rule, under which was a modest economic center. Released after the Russo-Turkish War (1878) became the capital of the Third Bulgarian Kingdom in 1879. The city developed rapidly rising from 20,000 to 300,000 inhabitants (1939). Sophia reflected in archaeological finds preserved in the architecture and the different moments of history the city and the country.