Sofia Walking Private City Tour

Overview

The Sofia City Tour is a great possibility to discover its rich history and to get acquainted with its present. The city of Sofia offers beautiful buildings, Roman remains, old churches, extremely interesting archaeological complexes and of course thousands of bars and restaurants where you can taste traditional Bulgarian dishes.

Itinerary

1. The second oldest building in Sofia dating to the 6th century. Remains of earlier churches can be seen under the ground level dating to the 4th and the 5th century. Together with the ancient churches one can admire more than 50 Roman tombs dating between the end of the 2nd and the 5th century.

   · 15 min

2. National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria

   Pass by the Bulgarian National Assembly

   · 5 min

3. Cathédrale Alexandre Nevski

   The most important and the most beautiful cathedral in Sofia, the biggest on the Balkan Peninsula and one of the biggest among all Orthodox churches in the world.

   · 25 min

4. Église russe Saint-Nicolas

   Admire the elegant guilted domes of teh Russian church.

   · 5 min

5. National Art Gallery

   The Natuional Art Galley is housed in the building that served as a Royal Palace to the former Royal families of Bulgaria.

   · 5 min

6. City Garden

   Walk through the City garden and feel the aristocratic spirit of Sofia from the 19th century.

   · 15 min

7. Ivan Vazov National Theater

   Admire one of the very few buildings that has been restored in its original architectural style after the WWII.

   · 15 min

8. The Presidency Building

   See the change of the guards at the Presidency Building

   · 10 min

9. Visit the pearl of Sofia, the oldest building in the city, dating to the 4th century

   · 15 min

10. Get acquainted with the communist architecture

    · 10 min

11. TSUM

    Walk around original Roman Ruins dating to the 5th and the 6th century. Experience walking on a Roman street from the 6th century. Visit Roman houses, public buildings, Roman bath and a toilet :).

    · 20 min

12. The Regional History Museum has been housed in the former public bath. Beautiful local architecture from the begining of the 20th century.

    · 10 min

13. Banya Bashi Mosque

    The only active mosque in Sofia, build in 1567.

    · 5 min

14. The covered market built in 1911.

    · 10 min

15. Absolutely beautiful, the Sofia Synagogue is a symbol of the peaceful cohabitation between Christians and Jews over the centuries.

    · 10 min

16. The Statue of St Sofia is a symbol of the city, erected in 2001.

    · Non-stop passage

17. A beautiful church, famous in our history with the bloody accident in 1925 against the Bulgarian King.

    · 5 min

Pickup

Pickup or meet at the departure point.

We can meet you at the St Aleksander Nevski Cathedral or in front of the St Nedelya church, at the beginning of the main pedestrian street - Vitosha. If your hotel is located within the specified area, we will pick you up from the hotel.

How to use your ticket

Ticket handed over by the operator on site

There are not entrances in this tour.

Meeting and end point

What to know before you go

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Wheelchair accessible
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Travelers

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

• From 1 days before : 100% refunded
• From 0 days before : 0% refunded

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Activity offered by Easy Bulgaria Travel Ltd via Viator.