Guidebook for Sofia
Food Scene
Interesting place for burger lovers. If you prefer to have more time for sightseeing you can grab a sandwich with fries and nice beer and to continue your tour.
43 locals recommend
Street Chefs Foodtruck | fine burgers & steaks
22 ul. "Angel Kanchev"Interesting place for burger lovers. If you prefer to have more time for sightseeing you can grab a sandwich with fries and nice beer and to continue your tour.
JoVan The Dutch Bakery
37 ul. "Angel Kanchev"The best bakery store in the neighbourhood.
Parks & Nature
At the Botanic Garden Sofia you can see:
Greenhouses: revealing the beauty and unique diversity of tropical species.
Mediterranean garden: represents typical subtropical plants
Rose garden: a display of more than forty varieties of roses.
Rock garden: represents the flora of rocky mountain habitats
Water garden: water and wetland plants.
http://www.ubg-bg.com/en-services-ubg-sofia.html
10 locals recommend
University Botanical Garden
49 ul. "Moskovska"At the Botanic Garden Sofia you can see:
Greenhouses: revealing the beauty and unique diversity of tropical species.
Mediterranean garden: represents typical subtropical plants
Rose garden: a display of more than forty varieties of roses.
Rock garden: represents the flora of rocky mountain habitats
Water garden: water and wetland plants.
http://www.ubg-bg.com/en-services-ubg-sofia.html
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Sightseeing
The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedralis a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia. Built in Neo-Byzantine style the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a cross-domed basilica featuring an emphasized central gold-plated dome, which is 45 m high (148 ft), with the bell tower reaching 53 metres (174 ft).
369 locals recommend
St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral
ploshtad "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski"The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedralis a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia. Built in Neo-Byzantine style the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a cross-domed basilica featuring an emphasized central gold-plated dome, which is 45 m high (148 ft), with the bell tower reaching 53 metres (174 ft).
START: Palace of Justice (Sudebna Palata)
https://freesofiatour.com/
The Free Sofia Tour expects its guests three times a day every day. The best attraction in Sofia according to TripAdvisor users
April-October: 10 AM, 11 AM & 6 PM
November-March: 11 AM, 2PM & 6 PM
Duration: around 2 hours
No reservation required!
75 locals recommend
Free Sofia Tour
2 bul. "Vitosha"START: Palace of Justice (Sudebna Palata)
https://freesofiatour.com/
The Free Sofia Tour expects its guests three times a day every day. The best attraction in Sofia according to TripAdvisor users
April-October: 10 AM, 11 AM & 6 PM
November-March: 11 AM, 2PM & 6 PM
Duration: around 2 hours
No reservation required!
Arts & Culture
The National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences covers the complete study of the culture of tribes and peoples who have occupied present day Bulgaria from the remote past until the 18th century.
6 locals recommend
Historical and archaeological reserve "Serdika - Sredets"
4Б ul. "Saborna"The National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences covers the complete study of the culture of tribes and peoples who have occupied present day Bulgaria from the remote past until the 18th century.
National Museum of Natural History
1 bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel"Essentials
Lidl Магазин Лидъл
126 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“Nice small store with freshly baked bread croissants, cookies and other nice thinks. Sandwiches, milk, yoghurt and salami. Sandwiches and even soup some days.
Cheese and Wine for Friends
29 ul. "Petar Parchevich"Nice small store with freshly baked bread croissants, cookies and other nice thinks. Sandwiches, milk, yoghurt and salami. Sandwiches and even soup some days.
Remedium 9
7 pl. "Petko R. Slaveykov"Pharmacy
Entertainment & Activities
Small nice cinema on few minutes walking distance. They always have some not so popular european movies and some popular blockbuster. Most of the movies are in English with bulgarian subtitles, but check just in case because rarely there are some with bulgarian audio.
8 locals recommend
Cultural Center G8
8 ul. "William Gladstone"Small nice cinema on few minutes walking distance. They always have some not so popular european movies and some popular blockbuster. Most of the movies are in English with bulgarian subtitles, but check just in case because rarely there are some with bulgarian audio.