Serdica Bulgaria | City of Serdica | History of Sofia | Travel to Bulgaria | Discover Sofia Bulgaria

00:00 – Opening scene Serdica metro station timelapse
00:16 – The open space archaeological site “Ancient Serdica”
00:39 – Decumanus Maximus, one of the two main streets of the city of Serdica
01:15 – This remarkable, partly covered excavation site
01:31 – Serdica metro station

Remains of the ancient fortress of Serdica are exhibited in the subway between the Presidency and the Council of Ministers in the center of Sofia.

The town of Serdica or Serdnopolis was founded in the second millennium BC.
Serdica was the favourite city of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great (306 – 337), who liked to say “Serdica is my Rome”. It was in Serdica that the decision was made to move the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire to Constantinople.

In the area of the central metro station “Serdica” there were luxury villas with sewerage, plumbing and paved streets. Nowadays, during archaeological excavations, remains of residential and public buildings, pottery and other finds were found.

Under the open sky, you will see a whole archeological site with the foundations of houses from the ancient city of Serdica. In this section the discovered archeological structures are exhibited in their natural form. Parts of the pool, underfloor heating (hypocaust), toilets (latrines), parts of the premises and sewerage can be seen. This is how the big open-air museum was formed, which shows a part of beautiful Ancient Serdica.

This remarkable, partly covered excavation site, situated just above the Serdica metro station, displays fragments of eight streets, an early Christian basilica, baths and houses dating from the 4th to 6th centuries.
Serdica Metro Station – On its platforms, in glass windows, are exhibited archeological finds from antiquity.

Getting off the train at the Serdica II station, whether heading north or south, you can not miss the series of glass-cased displays. Collectively they tell the story of Sofia’s past from the Neolithic to the construction of the metro station. With an excellent set of maps and informative labels in both Bulgarian and English, these exhibits give a good introduction to the archaeology of Sofia.
If you are not travelling by metro but are looking at the Roman ruins outside the station, we highly recommend taking some time to go down to the platforms.

You can buy a ticket for only ‎1.60 leva (around 80 euro cents). The cheapest museum ticket in Sofia, if not Bulgaria!

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