Essential Landmarks

Three Essential Landmarks in Sofia

Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria and one of the oldest cities in Europe, is located near mountain Vitosha, at approximately 380 km from Bucharest, our home city. Last year we made a visit, learned a few interesting things about our neighbour country’s capital and took a bunch of photos – make sure you come back next week, for our photo gallery. Saint Sofia Statue The statue you see above represents Saint Sofia, the goddess protector of the city. It was built in the year 2001 and placed on the same spot where the statue of soviet communist leader V.I. Lenin stood for decades. The...