Sofia celebrates 146 years since its declaration as the capital of Bulgaria. At the proposal of historian, scientist and statesman Prof. Marin Drinov, on April 3, 1879, the Constituent Assembly in the old capital Veliko Tarnovo..
St. Sophia - the church that gave the Bulgarian capital its present-day name - is dwarfed by St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral , which towers in the centre of the square of the same name. With its white façade, gleaming gold and green domes and beautiful..
The motto of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia is Ever Growing, Never Ageing. According to some of its citizens though, it is growing, yet living conditions have not improved and the city has not become more attractive. However, a short stroll across Sofia’s..
