Why is Sofia called Sofia?

As mentioned in my first post about Sofia, the city was originally called Serdica. It lay on a much trafficked … More

More walking around Sofia

After leaving the shopping centre, we walked a little further south to a spot from which you can see a … More

This is not a tour to free a captive Sofia, rather it is a free walking tour around the city … More

The architect who build St Nicholas’ Russian Orthodox church was being supervised by A Smirnov, who was building the Aleksander … More

On my first walk out in the city, found the Russian Orthodox church of St Nicholas governed by the Moscow … More

My visit to Malta in January this year was closely followed by a trip to Sofia in Bulgaria. As the … More