Europe · Southern Europe · Introductory note

Sofia,
Bulgaria.

A walkable capital where Roman remains, Orthodox churches and neighborhood cafés share the same city center.

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Sofia, Bulgaria — Sveti Sedmochislenitsi church, Sofia (The Seven Saints). Built (1901-1902) over an old building. Inaugurated 1903. — Sofia, Bulgaria · SvetiSedmochislenitsiChurch-Sofia-3 (resized) · Plamen Agov (Пламен Агов) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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The roofless stone arches of the Carmo Convent in Lisbon — **Elsewhere in Southern Europe · Lisbon, Portugal** Convento do Carmo ruins in Lisbon (resized) · Chris Adams · CC BY-SA 3.0

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