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Sofia In Your Pocket
Bulgaria's capital really is one of the great cities of Europe.
No, really, it is.
Inside a rather bleak exterior Sofia packs in a city centre that is chock-full of the kind of sights you more usually associate with more celebrated cities.
Few cathedrals in the world can match the
Alexander Nevski, for example, while the joys of
Vitosha - hiking in summer and skiing in winter - are just a bus ride from the city centre.
Then there is the resort of
Borovets, not all that far away either...
Enjoy Bulgaria, enjoy Sofia.
*Please note that
Sofia In Your Pocket is not currently in print. Clicking on the PDF link above will download the last guide to be produced, in 2009.
OUR Sofia HIGHLIGHTS
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Hugely enjoyable theme restaurant located mid-way between the town centre and the train station, consisting of four large rooms, each designed in the folk style of a particular region of Bulgaria.
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Built by Russian architects, inspired by the glories of ancient Byzantium, this multi-domed cathedral has been Sofia’s visual trademark ever since its completion in 1924.
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Many of the artists responsible for the Soviet Army Monument also worked on the Mound of Brotherhood, a 42-metre-high obelisk that rises dramatically from a ridge in the south-eastern corner of Borisova gradina park.
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Homely bistro offering very reasonable food – good place for a quick lunch or a more leisurely three-course meal. The chef is a Frenchman who owns the place together with his Bulgarian wife, so it's a real family restaurant.
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German-designed beer-hall with German beers on tap and a loyal clientele of German-speaking expats. It’s also popular with the rest of Sofia’s international community, not least because it’s one of the best places in town for watching big-screen sporting events.
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Latest Sofia Comments
Oh my God...I totally agree! I'm so happy that someone else too has articulated the fact! When I first moved to Sofia, I was shocked and appalled by the utterly ugly monument I was proudly shown by the locals...contrary to your comment above!! I can[...]
Your right there Alex, you never will set foot in it again!But your lovely friends will always be welcome.Perhaps you should take up knitting or maybe go to bingo nights or just sit in a library all day where you dont have to spend a penny.[...]
well i have to say thought the beer was authentic the service was awfully third world. if you couldn't drink more than a beer a minute you had to leave. after trying to talk to the owner i understood "it's a bar, if we don't make money we don't work[...]
We were very surprised by this place! I travel everywhere with my guitar and spent a few more days here than planned. The owners are wonderful young people and we spent hours into the night playing music with the instruments here, drinking and eatin[...]
For 500 years Bulgaria was occupied by the Turkish Ottoman Empire with the consent of most of the Great Powers (Though Gladstone tried to help).Only Russia - a fellow Christian Orthodox country with a shared alphabet developed in Bulgaria by the sai[...]
what a great statue i want to go visit there amazing , really pretty like the horse thenk you whoever put it in there![...]
It is a beautiful mosque, it gives a sense of peace. The interior is spacious and the exterior has solid walls and running waters. The minaret is like a pencil writing in the sky.[...]
i have been in the shop,the 31.of dezember last year,well and fine assorted there.also vinyl available(fine-the brown sugar series in rare black grooves).i bought some gypsy brass c.d`s and i will watch goran bregovic live in bremen soon,so greets f[...]
Your site keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up![...]
the idea that "a fabulous pair of buttocks from the Sofia region." can be seen, is worth all the gold in Thracia. Who writes your guide?[...]
I went there once while on holiday and it was amazing. If you go to borovets skiing resort there is a day trip to Sofia for 11 lev which has a free pizza there. It was very nice, stone baked and you could see it being made. If your in sofia and hung[...]
Today I had a very nice evening at Cookies - nice staff, great ice-cream, good music. A very romantic place, fair prices.[...]
Stayed at the hostel one flight up and drank a lot of beer in this pub. Cozy feel and nice crowd. Recommended.[...]
Slava na Bulgaria![...]
It's wonderful! I love it.[...]