Day Tour: Sofia – Buzludzha Monument 

Visit the Buzludzha monument in Bulgaria and probably the creepiest monument in Europe ranks 25^th on the list of Most Beautiful Abandoned Places in the World as a day tour to Buzludzha from Sofia or a part from your custom tour around Bulgaria.

The tour can be arranged also from Plovdiv, Burgas, Varna and any other location in Bulgaria. For more information visit my Buzludzha Tour page 

More About Buzludzha Monument in Bulgaria

The name of the monument “Buzludzha” is derived from the Turkish word for “icy”. Probably it was acquired owing to the winter temperatures in that central part of the Balkan Range. The peak was named Buzludzha until 1942, then it acquired the name Saint Nikola, but people still commonly refer to it by its old name.

Then, in 1891, a group of socialists headed by their leader, Dimitar Blagoev, decided that they could make the peak the spot for a gathering which laid the beginning of organized socialism movement in Bulgaria. The Communist Party, which succeeded the Social Democratic Party, and was in power after September 1944, planned to commemorate the setting up event by building a Buzludzha monument which would feature eminent socialist leaders on the mosaics covered walls inside, and its red star would shine and be visible from both sides of the mountain.

The Buzludzha monument was finished in 1981, on August 23, and was opened for the public. It was imposing and beautiful inside and outside, and needed 14.186 million Bulgarian Leva to accomplish it. The money was raised as donations by the people. The architectural project of Buzludhza monument was conceive by a team led by architect Georgi Stoilov. The structures of Buzludzha monument were designed by another team managed by Professor Dobromir Kolarov.