Structural for the economy of Sofia region is tourism. It is a leading sector for the municipality of Samokov, where is the oldest and most famous mountain resort in Bulgaria – “Borovets”. Koprivshtitsa is an architectural and ethnographic and museum reserve, and the municipalities of Kostenets and Dolna Banya are popular for their healing mineral springs, located in resorts such as “Villas Kostenets”, health complex “Pchelinski Mineralni Bani”, resort “Momin Prohod”, established as significant medical and rehabilitation center in the country and spa resort “Dolna Banya”. The municipality of Gorna Malina is gaining more and more popularity with the recently built Hydropark “Windmills”, which attracts thousands of tourists during the summer season.

In recent years there has been increased tourist interest in Bulgarian monasteries, which are closely linked to the historical destiny of the country and the Bulgarian people. Dozens of valuable churches, monasteries and architectural monuments have been preserved in the district from the periods of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom of Tsars Assen and Peter (XII-XIII c) and the Renaissance, part of the grandiose monastery complex Mala or Sofia Holy Mountain, which connects 14 the monastery along Vitosha and its neighboring mountains. On the territory of the municipality of Godech, high in the rocks towering over the valley of the river Nishava is landed one of the two rock monasteries in Bulgaria – Razboishki Monastery “Introduction to the Virgin”. On the territory of the municipality of Svoge is the famous throughout Bulgaria monastery “St. Bogoroditsa ”(The Seven Thrones) near the village of Osenovlak, and in the municipality of Botevgrad – the Vrachesh Maiden Monastery“ St. Forty martyrs. Other famous monasteries on the territory of the district are: the Chekotin Monastery “St. Archangel Michael” in the municipality of Pravets, the monasteries “Holy Spirit”, “St. Nikolai Letni ”and the Bukorov Monastery“ St. Georgi Pobedonosets ”in the municipality of Godech, Etropole Monastery“ Holy Trinity ”near the village of Ribaritsa, Botevgrad monasteries“ Nativity of the Mother of God ”in the village of Zelin, St. Nicholas Monastery and Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Cheperlyanski Monastery in Dragoman Municipality.