The Roman wall
Remains exposed behind glass on the lower floor.
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The Halite — the Central Market Hall — is a building of 1911 with a neo-Renaissance front and a clock tower, standing on Maria Luiza boulevard at the heart of the area where Sofia's religions meet. That position is half the story. Within a single block of no more than two hundred metres stand the Orthodox **Sveta Nedelya church**, the working Ottoman **Banya Bashi mosque**, the Ashkenazi **Sofia Synagogue** and the Catholic **St Joseph's Cathedral** — with the market in the middle. People in Sofia call this spot the square of tolerance, and there are few like it in Europe. Inside the hall are three floors: groceries, cheese and meat below, prepared-food stalls, and shops above. **It is a working market rather than a sight**, and its prices are the city's. Beneath it a stretch of Roman wall is exposed behind glass, found during construction. **Entry is free.**
Remains exposed behind glass on the lower floor.
Bulgarian cheese, yoghurt and baking at local prices.
Bulevard Maria Luiza 25, Sofia
Banya Bashi MosqueBanya Bashi is the sole remaining working mosque in Sofia from nearly seventy Ot1 minute walk4.3
The Central Mineral BathsThe Central Mineral Baths building has one of the finest fronts in Sofia: banded2 minutes walk4.5
The Serdica Archaeological ComplexThe remains of the Roman city of Serdica exposed below street level in the heart2 minutes walk4.5
Ancient Serdica ComplexSerdica is ancient Rome literally beneath modern Sofia's feet: a complete Roman 3 minutes walk4.7
St. George RotundaSt. George Rotunda is Sofia's oldest continuously standing building: a Roman bri4 minutes walk4.7**Banitsa**, a filo pastry with white cheese and egg, the basic Bulgarian breakfast sold in every bakery. **Shopska salad**, tomato and cucumber under grated white cheese. **Kiselo mlyako**, Bulgarian yoghurt — internationally known because the bacterium responsible was identified here and named after the country. **Tarator**, a cold yoghurt soup with cucumber, garlic and dill, excellent in summer. Grilled meats are everywhere, and pork is in many sausages — ask. Prices in Bulgaria are among the lowest in the European Union.