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Ancient Serdica

The streets, baths and churches of Roman Sofia, uncovered while digging the metro, open to walk through.

Photo: Apostoloff · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
45 minutes
Address
Serdika metro station, 1000 SofiaDirections
Getting There
At Serdika metro station, in the center.

Why Go

Serdica was a favorite city of the emperor Constantine, who is said to have called it 'my Rome'. Building work for the metro exposed a whole quarter of it at the Largo, and the ruins are now laid out under glass and open to the sky beside the station.

Nearby in Sofia

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