Experts' Choice Award St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral
What the experts agree on
Sofia's most iconic landmark stuns with gleaming golden domes and a cavernous neo-Byzantine interior lavished in Italian marble, Brazilian onyx, and intricate mosaics that showcase the city's grandeur.
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The church was built in the neo-Byzantine style favoured in Russia...adorned with mosaics and gold-laden domes. The cavernous, incense-scented interior is decorated with naturalistic murals" Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"St-Alexander-Nevski Cathedral is, with its golden domes, the very emblem of Sofia...it boasts a vast and sumptuous interior: polychrome Italian marbles, onyx from Brazil, alabaster" Full review
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Not to be missed: the crypt housing the Bulgarian museum of ancient art.
Atlas Obscura "A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital. " Full review
National Geographic
