In Sofia Travel Guide provides a lot of help to those planning to visit this city of Bulgaria located in the western part of the country. The best time to visit the place is autumn and spring. During summer, the temperature may reach to 35ºC and that during winter can dip down to 0°C. The city abounds in churches, museums, market places, pubs, casinos, clubs and restaurants.
Some of the must visit places of Sofia are Church of St Nedelya, Central Sofia Synagogue, St Alexander Nevski Memorial Church, National Archaeological Museum, Rotunda of St George, St Nicholas Russian Church, Central Food Halls, St Nicholas Russian Church, Church of St Sofia, Women’s Market and Banya Bashi Mosque. National Information and Advertising Center provides all the necessary information regarding travel and tourism in Sofia. One can contact them at:
- 1, Sveta Sofia Ulica
Telephone: (02) 987 9778
The shopaholics can visit the shopping areas of Graf Ignatiev Ulica, Rakovski Ulica and Vitosha Boulevard. There are innumerable shops selling a variety of items. They are open from 9 am to 6:30 pm or from 10 am to 7 pm from Monday to Friday and till 1pm on Saturday.
For getting around in the city, there are various modes of public transportation. One can avail tickets from booths or from the driver. Advanced ticket booking can also be done. There are daily, weekly and monthly travel cards available. Some of the taxi companies of the city are:
- OK Supertrans–9732121
- Radio CV Taxi–91263
- Taxi-S-Express–91280
Tickets for buses and trams cost 70 stotinki per ride. But it may cost at around 80 stotinki if bought from the driver. Some of the private bus companies are Vitosha Express, Grup, Etap, Biomet and Kaleya. Lyulin in western Sofia is connected to the city center by metro services. There are a number of car rental agencies in Sofia. Some of them are:
- Budget, Tel: 987-1682
- Avis, Tel: 981-1082
- Rentomobile, Tel: 089 991 51 51
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Kinomania, which is a 3 week film festival held in November, witnesses a large number of tourists in Sofia. Christmas and New Year is also celebrated with great pomp and grandeur in the city.
There are flights to Sofia from Sidney, New York, Los Angeles, London and Toronto. Sofia Airport is the main airport serving the city. Some of the airlines that has got flights to Sofia are Air France, Olympic Airways, Balkan, Aeroflot, Lufthansa and British Airways. Moscow, St. Petersburg, Belgrade, Bucharest and Istanbul are connected to Sofia through railways. The road route of E79 connects the city with Greece and E80 links Sofia with Turkey and Yugoslavia.
Some of the travel agencies of Sofia are:
Spatia Tour
1000 Sofia, 2, Petko R. Slaveikov sq. ent.B fl.2 apt. 3
Telephone: +359 2 9861212
Nereya
1303, Sofia, 46, Pozitano Street
Telephone: +359 2 9819971
Chi Travel
1606 Sofia, 1B D. Traikovich Street
Telephone: +359 2 8520332
Tansu Travel
1142 Sofia, 15A, Fritjof Nansen Street
Telephone: +359 2 9888168
Usit Colours
1142 Sofia, 35, Vasil Levski blv
Telephone: +359 2 9811900
Via Travel
1000 Sofia, 153, Georgi S. Rakovski Street, ent.B
Entrance from Graf Ignatiev Street
Telephone: +359 2 9877718
There are also a large number of good hotels in Sofia suited for all pockets. Some of them are Hotel Vega Sofian, Hotel Lion, SkyWay Hotel, Hotel Aqua, Sheraton Sofia and Hotel Maja and Brod Hotel.
A Sofia travel guide provides necessary information not only to the tourists but also to the locals as well.
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