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St. Sofia Church
The 6th-century brick basilica that gave the city its name, above a necropolis of painted Roman tombs.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free; paid for the underground museum
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Ulitsa Parizh 2, 1000 SofiaDirections
- Getting There
- Next to the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
Why Go
The basilica was built in the time of the emperor Justinian, and in the 14th century the city took its name, Sofia, 'wisdom'. Beneath it, a museum shows the tombs and mosaics of an older Roman cemetery.
Beside it, an eternal flame burns at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier.
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