Libraries to visit Sofia (София)

It is the country's largest library with a fund of one million books and periodicals, including a rich collection of ancient Bulgarian books, historical documents of the National Renaissance, an impressive collection of maps, portraits and photographs, notes and records. Having overcome the very rigid registration and borrowing formalities, it is a valuable tool.

This includes a collection of rare books of Bulgarian, Slavic, classical and modern European editions dating from the th to the th century.