Sofia City Court — Local services in Sofia City

The Sofia Court House (Bulgarian: Съдебна палата, Sadebna palata) is a building in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, accommodating several courts in the city. Stylistically a simplistic yet monumental structure, it is located on 2 Vitosha Boulevard, surrounded by Alabin Street, Laveleye Street and Positano Street. The need for a common building to house all the courts in Sofia was raised in 1926 with the foundation of the Judicial Buildings fund. Construction began in 1929 and finished in 1940. While it was the first structure in this strict monumental style in the city, it was followed by the Bulgarian National Bank in the 1930s and the Largo in the 1950s. The initial architectural plan was the work of Nikola Lazarov, later redesigned by Pencho Koychev. The Court House has a syenite plinth, a facing of white limestone and a noticeable cornice below the top floor. The four-storey building (with two additional underground floors) spreads over a ground area of 8,500 square metres and has 430 premises, of which 24 courtrooms, a library and a bank hall, totalling 48,000 square metres of used area. The facade features five large gates and 12 columns. In its style, the Court House is eclectic, uniting several Classical themes, with a fourth floor instead of a baluster, as well as Roman and Byzantine style decorations on the doors,...

The biggest courthouse built originally for that purpose in Europe. Beautiful 30s modernist architecture, but don't be fooled that it all ends with the facade - the stunning maze-like deep green and white marble domed interiors and lovely inner, open courtyards make it a a worthwhile place to enter - don't worry, as a public building you are more than welcome.

A tip for tourists: the stairs, adorned with large lions - the heraldic animal of the Bulgarian state - are among the most popular meet-up places for locals, so don't be alarmed by the number of people; also free guided tours start from this spot - further look up "Sofia Free Tours" if you...

SOFIA - hlavné mesto Bulharskej republiky. My sme sa vybrali na 3 dňový výlet do Sofie letecky so spoločnosťou RYANAIR odlet z Bratislavy. Hneď po prílete sme si prestabili hodinly o 1 hodinu dopredu a vyrazili sme do ulíc bulharského hlavného mesta. Pozreli sme si známe pamiatky hlavného mesta, ktoré sú peši dostupné a poprechádzali sme sa po bulvári Vitoša.

Doporučujem najesť sa v niektorej z domácich reštaurácií ako napr. UGO na Vitoša bulvári, výborne jedlo ( cestoviny, zapekaná zelenina či pizza ) a veľmi prijateľné ceny.

Druhý deň sme išli na horu Vitoša ( Čierny vrch ), keďže sme mali hotel neďaleko bulváru Vitoša tak sme išli metrom ( modrá ) na konečnú zastávku Vitoša a pri nákupnom centre smerom k hore Vitoša sme nastúpili na autobus č. 66, ktorý nás odviezol k hotelu Moreni ( pod Čiernym vrchom ). Autobus podľa google map jazdil laždú polhodinu a nebol vôbec preplnený ( aj napriek tomu, že bola sobota 09/2022 ).

My sme si kúpili celodenný lístok za 4 leva / osoba ( ktorý je potrebný pri každom vstupe do metra nechať oraziť v pokladni , v autobuse či električke nie je potrebné orážať lístok. Pozor lístok platí iba deň, tj. Od 00:01 alebo od času kúpy a playnosť končí o 24:00 hod. ). Jednorázový lístok je platný 30 minút od kúpy! Nie od orazenia a stojí 1,60 leva ( 09/2022 ). K hotelu Moreni zo zastávki metra Vitoša by ste tak potrebovali 2 lístky alebo 1 celodenný lístok.

Hotel Moreni je celoročne otvorený, od neho je to asi 7 minút pešej chôdze ku kabínkovej lanovke, ktorá v tom čase keď sme tam boli nejazdila. A odtiaľ už viedlo niekoľko rôznych turistických chodníkov na rôzne smery ale aj na Čierny vrch ( čo je asi 2,5 až 3 hodiny pešej chôdze ). No značenie turistických chodníkov ako na Slovensku či v Česku nečakajte. My sme si dali v hoteli Moreni kávičku a najbližším autobusom č. 66 ( jazdí aj smerom dole každých 30 minút ) sme sa vrátili na ulicu Vitoša k nákupnému centru Paradise kde sme si dali bulharský...