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Museum of Sofia History in Bulgaria’s Capital Attracted 60,000 Visitors in 2016

Museum of Sofia History in Bulgaria’s Capital Attracted 60,000 Visitors in 2016

Since 2015, the Museum of Sofia History (Sofia Regional Museum of History) has been housed in the former public bath house in the downtown. Photo: Museum of Sofia History

The Sofia Regional Museum of History, more widely known as the Museum of Sofia History, in the Bulgarian capital, welcomed a total of 60,000 visitors in 2016. (more…)

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Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia to Fund Search for Alleged Outer Fortress Wall of Ancient Serdica

Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia to Fund Search for Alleged Outer Fortress Wall of Ancient Serdica

The excavations of a large monumental Roman building on the St. Nedelya Square in downtown Sofia with the Sofia Hotel Balkan (formerly the Sofia Sheraton) in the background. Photo: Geo Kalev / Sofia Mayor Facebook Page

The administration of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia plans to invest major funding in expanding the archaeological excavations in the city, including a search for the alleged outer…

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Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo Unveils Newly Restored Trapesitsa Fortress in Controversial Project with Azerbaijan Funding

Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo Unveils Newly Restored Trapesitsa Fortress in Controversial Project with Azerbaijan Funding

The southern fortress tower of the Trapesitsa Hill Fortress in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo was rebuilt during a past restoration but has been included in the Azerbaijan-funded restoration project as the upper station of the new funicular (cable railway). Photo: Bulgarian Prime Minister’s Facebook Page

The city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria, the successor of medieval Tarnovgrad,the…

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Serdika II Metro Station Is ‘Gateway to Sofia’s Roman Past’, ‘Archaeology Travel’ Review Says

Serdika II Metro Station Is ‘Gateway to Sofia’s Roman Past’, ‘Archaeology Travel’ Review Says

The Serdika II Metro Station in downtown Sofia is lined with glass-cased displays of archaeological finds. Photo: Archaeology Travel

The Serdika II Metro Station in the downtown of the Bulgarian capital Sofia is seen as a “gateway to the Roman past” of the city in a review of Archaeology Travel, a leading website for international cultural tourism. (more…)

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Western Gate of Ancient Serdica in Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia under Restoration, to Become Archaeological Park, Mayor Says

Western Gate of Ancient Serdica in Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia under Restoration, to Become Archaeological Park, Mayor Says

Archaeological structures from the Western Gate of Ancient Serdica in downtown Sofia under restoration, with the Catholic Cathedral St. Joseph visible in the background. Photo: Sofia Mayor Facebook Page

The archaeological site of the Western Gate of the Ancient Roman city of Serdica, the predecessor of today’s Bulgarian capital Sofia, is presently under restoration in order to become an archaeolo…

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Archaeologists Find Preserved Wood from Moat Bridge at Western Gate of Ancient Serdica in Bulgaria’s Sofia

Archaeologists Find Preserved Wood from Moat Bridge at Western Gate of Ancient Serdica in Bulgaria’s Sofia

The ruins of the Western Gate of ancient Serdica are to be restored by Sofia Municipality, hopefully with better luck than the highly controversial restoration known as the Sofia Largo Project. Photo: Sofia Mayor Facebook Page The archaeologists who have carried out the recent preparatory excavations of the Western Gate of the Ancient Roman city of Serdica, the predecessor of today’s Bulgarian…

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