Sofia Vacation Travel Video Guide

Travel video about destination Sofia in Bulgaria.
Sofia, the ‘wise woman’, has since 1879 been the capital of the new Bulgaria and is a city whose roots date back to the fifth century B.C. Once Thracians settled in the city followed by Romans, Goths, Huns and Ottomans. In the fourteenth century the city was named after its patron saint, the Goddess Of Wisdom. Today’s Sofia originated at the end of the nineteenth century. At that time the city’s appearance changed from one of Oriental, to European, when Neo-classical buildings and tall civic houses replaced the low-built Ottoman constructions as well as Communist building megalomania! Sofia is a popular city and knows how to captivate its visitors. Its historic city centre features the most splendid sacred building in the Balkan Peninsula of the twentieth century, the Aleksandâr Nevski Cathedral, a huge structure that dominates the highest point of the city. At the entrance to the president’s palace, the changing of the guards ceremony is a popular attraction. Dressed in red-white parade uniforms with lace jackets and feathered hats that date back to the nineteenth century, the soldiers goose-step a pre-determined route. The transformation of Sofia into a lively, cosmopolitan capital has succeeded well with history and tradition still very much in evidence. Young, modern and exciting with all the flair of the mystical Balkans!

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[jorca]

Lo mejor de estos documentales es la voz en off del speaker, tiene una voz bonita y pronuncia un inglés precioso y muy fácil de entender para los que no somos anglosajones. Thanks very much !!! 

[powerstarbg]

I am from Sofia, Bulgaria nice video Поздрави от България!!

[sueturnermrsuniverseaustra]

I am so excited to come and compete for the Mrs Universe in January 2021.
I am located in Australia.
I hear that Bulgaria is very cold with snow at this time of the year.
I’ve not encountered snow before so this should be something exciting.
😊💯🌹

[arcelioba]

For being one of the poorest of the Europen Union countries, the city itself has so much to offer, beautiful buildings and churches. The streets are vey clean and it is quite clear to me that it was definetely a planne city.

[criskity]

A gem of a city. Absolutely loved it. (Actually the city is named after the church, not after the saint.) Your video has old pix of Vitosha St., which is now (partly) a pedestrian-only street.

[joantrendafilov]

what do you mean "'russian orthodox religion''. orthodox christianity isnt russian. Bulgarians became christian before the russians. The bulgarian empire took the monotheistic christianity from the Byzantium empire.

[tommyestridge]

Too many churches, should have more of the city.

[dicarolina]

to have life and travel non stop? I always talk about this on my blog

[evandroferrermaia]

Igrejas, igrejas e mais igrejas, será que o turismo em Sófia é só igrejas??? Pelo que vi nesse vídeo sim, poucos não eram igrejas.

[verdarluzmagi]

what's with the weird clip in the audio at 6 min to 6:40?  Someone didn't do their editing job

[yordan.traykov]

"The city was sacred to the godess of wisdom, Sofia"... How high was the author of this text, expoza travel dudes?

[RositsaPetrovarjp]

alexander nevsky is not the highest point of the city...and calling our bulgarian.churches russian is outside insulting

[technixbul]

this is not travel ... this was showing religious buildings ... next time take a tour instead of sitting in the temples

[MrBesian]

Whereee is albania ???? Why you dont do a movie of a greatest europe country ?? ...its the most exotic place of europe of 2011 year :)

[MyMojo]

Russian orthodox were Pontiac Greeks which still live today!
...and they consider themselves Macedonian!!!
.which they are.