The town of Svoge lies at a distance of 62 km north of Sofia. The town is a municipal centre with 37 component settlements. Svoge has a population of 8 600 inhabitants. The town is located in the biggest and most favourable widening of the Iskar Gorge. The town specializes in the food industry with production of pastries, alcohol and soft drinks. Svoge is also a climate resort.

The tourist sights of the town are: The "St. Petka" Monastery in Svoge, the "St.St. Peter and Pavel" Church, the waterfalls Skalya and Sinia vir, the rocky formation "The Jungle", the Lakatnk Rocks, the "Sedemte prestola" /The Seven Chapels/ Monastery and other.

10 km away from Svoge is situated the village of Iskrets known for its karst springs with varying capacity of 2 000 -17 000 litres per second.

Tourist sights

The "St Petka" Monastery is founded in 1118. It is proclaimed for a monument of culture. There are two churches in the monastery complex: the old "St. Petka" with mural paintings dating back to XVI-XVII c. and the new three-nave "St. St. Peter and Pavel" church finished in 1927.

The "Sveta Bogoroditza" /Holy Virgin/ Monastery in the village of Iskrets is founded during the Middle Ages. Precious mural paintings from XVII c. and XIX c. are preserved in the old church.

The "Sedemte prestola"/The Seven Chapels/ Monastery in the village of Osenovlag in the Municipality of Svoge is located along the upper current of the Gabrovitza River. The monastery is founded in the Middle ages. During the period of the Ottoman yoke it has been demolished and restored several times. The preserved monastery church is built in 1815. It is a big three-apses building with a cylindrical dome. It has an original architectural plan. There are 6 chapels which together with the central one give the name of the monastery. There are mural paintings from XVI_XVII c. Interesting are also the wood carved iconostasis, the monastery clapper from 1799 and a precious wooden chandelier from 1815.