Sofia

It was here that the Cyril and Methodi Brothers developed The Standard Cyrillic Alphabet. Bulgaria was twicw liberated and freed by Russian troops, from The Turkish in 1877, ended the five centuries occupation and from Th German in 1944 during the WW II.
Sofia is the capital city and it was also the capital of The Roman Province of Dacia. The huge white marble buildings, wide avenues, gigantic squares dominate the center of the city. Walk along the Slivinica River, stop at a coffee shop or taste the drinking water which is probably one of the best in Europe.
The Alexander Nevsky Church, built in the beginning of the XX centuries in recognition of the 200.000 Russians who died during Russo-Turkish war in 1877-1878.

Visit the Crypt which has an enormous collection of painted icons and religious artifacts from the past thousands years. The Old Royal Palace now houses the National Gallery which has a collection of modern Bulgarian paintings and uninspiring ethnographic museum