Sofía, one of the oldest cities of Europe!

You think to travel to Bulgaria? Then you cannot stop knowing its fabulous capital and larger city of the country: Sofía. The female city is located to the west of Bulgaria, to the feet of the Mountain Vitosha. If you want to know the educational, economic, cultural, and administrative center of the country not to stop visiting it!

Being one of the oldest cities of Europe, the history of Serdica-Sredets-Sofía can be tracked approximately 7000 years ago behind. You knew that establishments have been found prehistóricos in the place? Yes, the excavations that were carried out in the center of the current city, near the royal palace, as well as also in the districts of the outskirts as for example Slatina and Ophelia, thus they show it, above all the walls –Very well they conserved- of the city (especially the subestructuras), which they date from the century VII to.C. How old!

You knew that Sofía has had different names in the different periods of its existence? And as you will imagine, the marks of the thousand-year-old city of the history still can be seen in their different architectural works.

Before beginning the traveled through is precise to speak on the climate so that travel completely prepared: Sofía possesses a climate continental moderate, with highly temperatures in some times of year. Which is the warmest month? August, while January is the coldest one. Sofía remains less hot in summer that other parts of Bulgaria, due to the height of the valleys in which is found located; nevertheless the temperatures can reach the 40 ºC in some opportunities.

Now yes, we initiate our tourist route. The city harbors numerous museums, as for example the Historic National Museum, the National Museum of Bulgarian History, the Museum of the Land and of the Man, the Museum Etnográfico, the National Museum of Military History, the Technical National Museum and the Archaeological National Museum. Thus same, the art gallery of the city is very interesting and is worth while to visit it.

Sofía also offers different places of special interest as for example the National Library of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, which harbors the national collection of larger books of the old cultural institute of Bulgaria. The State Library of Sofía, the British Consulate, the Russian Cultural Institute, the Institute of Hungary and other institutes more are interesting places that you would be able to visit. Families with children were used to enjoy Sofia Land, a park of diversions near the Sofía Zoological Garden (founded in 1888). Nevertheless, the park of diversions was closed in the year 2006 Any .¿ time you imagined the interest places quantity that possessed the capital of Bulgaria? In Trips of Europe you can find hotels in Bulgaria and Hotels in Sofia