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Located in the Sofia Valley, Sofia (София) is the capital of Bulgaria and the biggest city in the country with around 1.4 million citizens. As the centre of the country's political, cultural and business scenes, Sofia is a bustling and dynamic city, but it has a surprisingly relaxed feeling.
From the Sofia Travel Guide
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We arrived at this hostel after a late night flight. After being buzzed in we were confronted by a badly lit staircase, building materials, holes in the wall with layers of exposed wiring. ... more
Lovely place run by friendly, helpful people. Very good breakfast. Everything is new so very clean and modern. My room was on the third floor which meant I couldn't get wifi in the room but this was the only slight downfall otherwise everything was great. ... more
I much enjoyed my stay at the Elysia hotel - the end of August and I was able to work in the garden with my laptop. The hotel is a little difficult to find and it would help if a 'real' hotel sign were put up. I also was not aware that this is a non-smokers hotel as this was not mentioned on the website from which I booked my room: http://www. ... more
Sofia to Belgrade by train
Morning all, I'm wondering if anybody has taken a train from Sofia to Belgrade? I'm looking at online prices for the tickets, and they seem overpriced. How much did you pay? How long does it take, and are there any unforseen delays/stops considering you cross the border? Thanks, Huw ...
Bucharest to Sofia by train?
Hi, I've hit a brick wall - can someone please help?! I'm looking to fly to Bucharest for a few days, then spend a few nights in Sofia - using overnight sleeper trains to save on accommodation costs. I've found details of train times, but can't seem to find a site that displays the prices or lets ...
Flying into Sofia then into Balkans (Pristina)
This seems the first Balkan destination to visit. How easy is it to get there from Sofia? Direct? Duration? Cost? Thanks Struggling with info. ...
Sofia
We are now here in.... Sofia! What a rhyme. It took no less than 3 trains and 28 hours to get us from split to sofia. The first of which started well, we had no intention of sleeping only reading ...
Posted in European Adventure by davidt.ontour
Sofia
of Sofia airport) but I did in under two hours what was going to take at least 17 hours (not that getting ...
Posted in Barry Travels the World by NZBarry
Rila Monestary
impending dental appt... I really am a baby about dentists). Next day, Sofia Land amusement park: Had ...
Posted in From Texas to Bulgaria by cheryltrip