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Alexander Nevski Church Sveti Nedelya Church Rotunda of Sveti Georgi Sveti Sofia Church Sofia Synagogue Russian Church Banya Bashi Mosque The Party House National Theatre National Art Gallery National Archeological Museum Zhenski Pazar (market) Mineral Baths |
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Mt. Vitosha Boyana Church & Frescoes National History Museum Kremikovtsi (Monastery) |
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British Airways scheduled service: Heathrow 08:55; Sofia 14:00 (daily) Sofia 15:05; Heathrow 16:20 (daily) Air Bulgaria scheduled service: Gatwick10:30; Sofia 15:35 (daily) Sofia 07:45;Gatwick 09:15 (daily) Several connecting daily flights incl. KLM, Lufthansa, Austrian Flights & trains to/from Varna, Burgas, Istanbul & Bucharest Airport - city transfer: approx. 20 mins Can be booked in advance |
Sofia
a city of parks and open squares dominated by Vitosha Mountain
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SOFIA
Sofia is rather a surprising city with its constant mountain backdrop. It possesses little of any genuine antiquity apart from a few Byzantine ruins despite having been settled for some 300 years. Most of its architecture is relatively modern though there are plenty of stuccoed turn of the century buildings, some fine churches including the Sveti Sofia church which dates back to Roman times, and a handful of historic mosques. Nevertheless it is an appealing city withy broad, often tree-lined, Boulevards and an easy going atmosphere revolving round the bars, cafes and restaurants. The main attractions lie in the area of Sveta Nedelya Square, eastwards along the Largo, dominated by the Stalinist pile of the former Communist Party headquarters, and then following a route matked for 1km by yellow painted cobbles through Alexander Batenberg Square and along Boulevard Tsar Osvoboditel and including the Alexsander Nevski Square. These include Sofia's oldest church, the St. George Rotunda dating 4th Century
Sofia is rather a surprising city with its constant mountain backdrop. It possesses little of any genuine antiquity apart from a few Byzantine ruins despite having been settled for some 300 years. Most of its architecture is relatively modern though there are plenty of stuccoed turn of the century buildings, some fine churches including the Sveti Sofia church which dates back to Roman times, and a handful of historic mosques. Nevertheless it is an appealing city withy broad, often tree-lined, Boulevards and an easy going atmosphere revolving round the bars, cafes and restaurants. The main attractions lie in the area of Sveta Nedelya Square, eastwards along the Largo, dominated by the Stalinist pile of the former Communist Party headquarters, and then following a route matked for 1km by yellow painted cobbles through Alexander Batenberg Square and along Boulevard Tsar Osvoboditel and including the Alexsander Nevski Square. These include Sofia's oldest church, the St. George Rotunda dating 4th Century
The Largo & the Party House/ Statue of Sofia / Alexander Nevski Church
Convenient Sofia tram/ The Presidency/ National Theatre
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