Sofia:
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city by population in the European Union. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha, and is the administrative, cultural, economic, and educational center of the country.
The town occurred in the 8th - 7th century B.C. arround the mineral spring which is now in the center of the city. A great number of monuments of architecture have been preserved, such as the Alexander Nevsky Catedral, the Public Theater Ivan Vazov, the Palace of Justice, the chuches St.George and St.Sofia, etc. In Sofia are the Bulgarian Academy of Scintences, the Public Library, theatres and museums.
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