VISIT OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND THE BOYANA CHURCH
VISIT OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND THE BOYANA CHURCH
National Museum of History and the Boyana Church
Departure at 2 p.m. behind the Alexander Nevski Cathedral.
The National Museum of History in Sofia is one of the largest history museums on the Balkans with 650 000 items and the largest archaeological and historical archive.
The Museum's collections are its greatest treasure.
They comprise materials from Prehistoric ages till nowadays.
The National Museum of History was established on 1973.
In 2000, the NMH shifted to a new location in the former residence of Todor Zhivkov in Boyana.
The Boyana Church is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church situated in the Boyana village, near Sofia.
The monument is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
This site is one of the most completely and perfectly preserved monuments of east European medieval art.
The frescoes in the church, painted in 1259, make it one of the most important collections of medieval paintings.
Duration - 3 hours.
This tour finishes at Alexander Nevski Cathedral.
