About this route
A walk past 2,000 years of history — Roman ruins, Ottoman mosques, Orthodox cathedrals and Soviet-era monuments.
Stops on this route
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Start
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Neo-Byzantine cathedral with gold domes, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world.
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1
Church of St George Rotunda
4th-century Roman rotunda, the oldest building in Sofia.
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2
National Palace of Culture
Massive communist-era congress centre surrounded by a park.
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3
Vitosha Boulevard
Sofia's main pedestrian shopping street with views of Vitosha mountain.
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End
Banya Bashi Mosque
16th-century Ottoman mosque still in use, built over natural hot springs.
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