Sofia, Bulgaria. Travel Guide: Sights, Drinks & Eats.

Sofia, Bulgaria. Travel Guide: Sights, Drinks & Eats.

This map of Sofia is an all-encompassing map designed to be the one-stop shop for everything you need to know for a stay in one of Europe's oldest cities. I've designed this map to be used both for pre-scouting sights and recommended restaurants, and as a map to reference what's nearby as you walk around Sofia. It includes: 🗺️ Google Maps Version. 👣 Places of Interest. 🍽️ Restaurants: of all prices. ☕ Café & Bakery. 🍺 Bars & Cocktails. 🏨 Accommodations: Hostels & Hotels. 🌍 Day Trip: Rila Monastery. About: At the base of the Vitosha Mountain, Europe's second oldest city marks more than 2,000 years of history. Blending Greek, Roman, and Soviet history into one diverse and modern metropolis, with visible chunks of history scattered throughout the city.
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🗺️ Google Maps Version

🧷 Places of Usefulness

Sofia International Airport
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Sofia Central Station
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Sofia Central Bus Station
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Drinking Water Fountain 
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Thermal fountain
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👣 Places of Interest

⭐ St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
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⭐ St. Sofia Church
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6th-century Byzantine church with a largely brick interior, paintings & an underground crypt.
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⭐ Boyana Church
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Medieval church known for an interior covered in frescos dating from the late 900s.
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⭐ Sveta Nedelya Church
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⭐ Womens Market
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Open-air market founded in the 19th century, offering produce, imported goods & small eateries.
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Dragalevski Monastery
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14-century Bulgarian Orthodox monastery with frescoes & paintings in a secluded forest setting.
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Banya Bashi Mosque
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Ornate mosque with a large dome built over thermal spas during the 16th-century Ottoman Empire.
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Sofia Synagogue
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Early-1900s Sephardic synagogue with an octagonal dome, large chandelier & museum on Jewish history.
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St. George Rotunda Church
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The Church of Saint George is a Late Antique red brick rotunda in Sofia, Bulgaria. Built in the early 4th century as Roman baths, it became a church inside the walls of Serdica, capital of ancient Dacia Mediterranea during the Roman Empire and Byzantine
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Church of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker
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1914 Russian Orthodox church featuring a colorful tiled exterior & gilded onion domes.
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Saint Petka Church
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Small, unassuming orthodox church made of stone & filled with many ancient biblical murals.
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Church of Sveti Sedmochislenitsi
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Church of St Paraskeva, Sofia
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Saints Cyril and Methodius Church
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National Museum of History
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National Gallery
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National Bulgarian Archeological Museum
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Ivan Vazov National Theater
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Sofia Theatre
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Opera and Ballet Sofia
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The Palace - National Art Gallery
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Regional History Museum Sofia
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Socialist Art Museum
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Tsar Ivan Shishman Street Art
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⭐ Vitosha Pedestrian Street
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National Palace of Culture
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National Assembly of Bulgaria
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Television Tower
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Sofia's Yellow Brick Road
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Ruinas Romanas Serdica
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Lovers Bridge
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Snail House
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Presidents Office & Changing of the Guard
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Every 5min before the hour
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Roman wall (old wall)
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Monument of the Unknown Soldier
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The Red Flat - Everyday Life in Communist Bulgaria
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King Samuil Monument
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Lion Monument
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Russian Monument Square
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Vassil Levski Monument
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Brotherly Mound Monument
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Monument to the Tsar Liberator
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Built in 1903, this imposing monument of the Russian emperor on horseback sits in the city center.
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Sofia Monument
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Towering, locally designed monument of Saint Sofia; Holy Wisdom, it was cconstructed from copper & brass.
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Zaimov Park Fountains
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South Park Fountain
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Doctors' Memorial
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Monument of Ss. Cyril and Methodius
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Banner of Peace monument
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Central Baths Fountain
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Sofia's Central Market Hall
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Saturday Farmers' Market by Hrankoop - Roman Wall
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Mall of Sofia
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Магазин Чили Хилс / Chilli Hills Shop
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Sito Studio
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Elephant Bookstore
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🌲 Parks, Gardens & Plaza's

⭐ National Palace of Culture Park
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⭐ City Garden
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Borisova Gradina Park
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South Park
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Doctors' Garden
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Bells Park
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Boyana Waterfall - starting point
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Boyana Waterfall
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Boyana Viewpoint - Дървено мостче
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Observation deck - Dragalevski
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Peak "Kamen Del"
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Kamen Del is a peak on Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria. Rising to 1,862 metres, and surmounting the city of Sofia, it is the most conspicuous peak seen from the Bulgarian capital. Its northern slope is partly covered by an extensive one by one km stone sea. 
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Park "Zaimov"
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🍽️ $$$ Restaurants

Cosmos Restaurant / Космос
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Ahora by Sevda Dimitrova
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🍽️ $$ Restaurants

⭐ Under the Linden Trees
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Great restaurant away from tourists. It's a bit more effort to get to, but the food worth the journey. 
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⭐ Moma Bulgarian Food and Wine
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⭐ Divaka
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Divaka
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Aubergine - Craft beer. Craft food.
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Social Cafe Bar & Kitchen restaurant
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Social Cafe Bar & Kitchen restaurant is the restaurant and bar at the same time. It’s the perfect spot for coffee, breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It’s open daily from 9 in the morning until 2 after midnight.
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Crazy Diamond
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The Hadjidragana Tavern
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Ресторант Щастливеца Витошка
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Made in Blue
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The Little Things
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Ribs Brothers
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Manastirska Magernitsa Restaurant
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Boho
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Best for Brunch
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Tenebris
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Dine in full darkness at this restaurant. 
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Sweet and Salty Bakery/Cafe
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DaOrganic restaurant
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Izbata Tavern
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Urban Soul Food&Drinks
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🍽️ $ Restaurants

Манджите на баба
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Franco's Pizza
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The Sando Shop
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Rotana Döner
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Ninja Bowl
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🍺 Brewhouses & Beer Gardens

⭐ The Cocktail Bar
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⭐ K.E.B.A.
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Bar Friday
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KUPE / КУПЕ
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Maymunarnika
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Stroeja Open Air Music Bar
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Bar Me
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Sputnik Cocktail Bar
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One More Bar
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Oscar Club Cocktail bar
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5L Speakeasy bar
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Sense Rooftop Bar
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Hotel Sense Rooftop Bar has a view over the city center and particularly a great view to Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and an extensive beverage list of champagnes, premium spirits, rare liqueurs.
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PUBLIC
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Raketa Rakia Bar
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Hambara
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You have to walk down a dark spooky alley, which is part of the attraction and knock on the door, as it may be locked.
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Bar Road 66
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Rabbit Hole
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Die Alte Lampe - German Beer Garden
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KANAAL - craft beer bar
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Vitamin B - Craft Beer Bar
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100 Beers
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Bar Locál Sofia
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HIGH FIVE taproom - Craft Beers!
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Абордаж
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☕ Cafes

⭐ Martines Specialty Coffee Shop & Roastery Мартинес
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⭐ Chucky's Coffee House
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⭐ Coffee Syndicate
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DABOV Specialty Coffee Sofia 1
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Urban Embassy Specialty Coffee
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Kolichka Bar
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Bug Coffee
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Rainbow Factory
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Rainbow Factory 2
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Barista Coffee and More
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CoffeeBar
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🍬 Sweet Treats

⭐ Мекица и Кафе (Mekitsa and Coffee)
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Mekitsa is a type of Bulgarian deep-fried flatbread that is topped either sweet or savory, it goes great with a hot drink.
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Sofiyska Banitsa
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Savi Gelato & Bakery
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y dough
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🏨 Accommodations

Hostels

Hostel Mostel
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5 Vintage
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Green Cube Hostel
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Hotels

Best Western Art Plaza Hotel
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R34 Boutique Hotel
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InterContinental Sofia, an IHG Hotel
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Grand Hotel Sofia
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Sofia Balkan Palace
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🌍 Day Trip: Rila Monastery

⭐ Rila Monastery
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born from a passion for exploration, out of Toronto. Travel has taken me all over North America and Europe! I've gotten the opportunity to leave Canada, and live in Finland, Germany, and Poland. At the same time, having traveled to 18 countries! From those opportunities, I started crafting and sharing my maps which I feel provide a sense of exploration and recommendations that others can use to create their own memorable experiences. Each map is handcrafted, both from personal experience and local recommendations. They're a go-to way to learn what each new place you visit has to offer. Whether it's to help plan a dream trip abroad or explore more of what your own backyard has to offer, check out my collection of ready-to-go maps or let me create one for yourself. Feel free to reach out with any questions, additions, or corrections at (thomas.abroadandco@gmail.com).
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