Sofiya Travel Guide

A nice walk to get to know Sofia for a day is from the Orlov most Square straight ahead to Sveta Nedelja place along the Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd. Along the way you'll see: The University St. Kliment Ohridski (to the right), the little garden bearing the same name, the Parliament (again right) with the monument of the Russian king Alexander II (Tzar Osvoboditel) in the center of the square, then you turn right to take a look at St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral (no way to miss it, big thing woth golden domes) and the National Gallery (same square as the Cathedral). Back to the main track - Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd. - on your walk to Sveta Nedelja you'll see the so-called Russian Church (it's a good place to take pictures of) to the right, then the Nature Museum (right again) and after that you'll reach the Alexander Batenberg square. There on the right you have an art Gallery (former king's palace). When you reach it, you turn to the left for a short walk to the national theatre (it's worth it), and when back on track you'll see to the left the National Bank, the Archaeological museum and the Presidency. Nice little fountain there. Then you reach a big square with buildings of the government. If you turn to the right, you'll see an old mosque and a nice building across ("Halite"). Back to the big square (of the Government, Statue of St. Sophia etc.) and a little further straight you'll reach the Sveta Nedelja church, after which the suare is named. Further on the right-hand side is the Palace of Justice and if you go straight along the tram line  (two or three stations), you'll reach the NDK (National Palace of Culture). Now you've earned a beer for all the patience you had to read it all ;)

La première fois logé au Sheraton Balkan Hotel de Sofia et peut être la dernière mais ça vaut vraiment le coup!!! Sinon l'Hôtel Arte dans le centre est plus que correct (Dondukov Blvd 5) et a un prix plus que raisonnable. Pour les hommes, il y a de quoi tomber amoureux toutes les 5 minutes et la vie nocturne est pffffff ;-)) mais bon...
Pour moi, ce n'est pas une ville pour un citytrip quelques bâtiments à voir mais ce n'est pas la capitale européenne que je préfère. Ah oui, petits restos vraiment sympas (et pas cher) si on veut sentir l'ambiance : à midi celui qui est dans la cour intérieur des Ministères juste en face du Palais Présidentiel et le soir dans la rue Shipka allez au resto O'Shipka. Ah oui dernière remarque tout est en écriture cyrilique alors prévoyez un guide, révisez leur alphabet ou encore dopez vos gène de Champolion!!