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Sofia is the largest city of Bulgaria. The city located near Vitosha Mountain in the western part of the country. Sofia is one of the oldest cities in Europe – it was inhabited since at least 7000 BC.

Founded thousands of years ago, today the city continues to develop as the country’s cultural and economic center. At present, the city has a population of 1,250,000.

Sofia is located in the western part of the country, on The Sofia Plain and on the lower slopes of Mount Vitosha. The city’s average altitude is 550 meters above sea level, the climate is moderate and continental, characterized by cold winters and relatively cool summers. The average temperature in January is 1 degree below zero Centigrade, and the average July temperature is 20 degrees Centigrade.

The city is located at a strategic crossroads. The route from Western Europe to Istanbul passes through Sofia via Beograd and Skopje, then through Plovdiv to Turkey. Sofia also connects The Near East and The Middle East, lying between the banks of The Danube and the shores of The White Sea on the one hand, and between The Black Sea and The Adriatic on the other.

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria. The university was founded on 1 October 1888, ten years after the liberation of Bulgaria, to serve as Bulgaria’s primary institution of higher education.

Walk around Sofia University’s main building here