Sofia Reviews

Sofia along with Vilnius and Zagreb is probably my favorite capital city in Europe. Bulgaria is quite a big nation compared to the others, so you may think that their capital would be the heavy-weight of the Balkans but it's not at all. Sofia is surprisingly green and spacious in fact, with various nice parks speckled with various ...  Read the complete review

I had no idea what to expect from my low cost trip to Sofia. I'd found a cheap budget flight to get there and that meant arriving at the older of the two airport terminals. This particular terminal was definitely showing it's age and the entire airport isn't really very busy. Ignoring the taxi touts (same at every airport worldwide) I ...  Read the complete review

Our visit to Sofia didn't get off to an auspicious start. The other half spent the eve of the trip throwing up in the only bathroom of a hostel in Veliko Tarnovo and we would have stayed there another day to permit his recuperation had we not already reserved and paid for our tickets to the capital. By the following day I was off my food and the ...  Read the complete review

So, why would theediscerning and his mother drag themselves off to Bulgaria? Well, in that direction it's the nearest large country they hadn't been to yet. Reason enough, surely? But don't worry, you're not getting *all* his thoughts on *all* of it. No, to start you in gently, just some comments on a smallish city both tucked away ...  Read the complete review

Sofia, The capital of Bulgaria! Good footy team but otherwise is it worth going there? Well it's different! First problem has got to be the language, as a Language limited Brit I was really screwed!! The main languages used are Bulgarian, Russian and German, so if you don't speak them you've got problems, although some speak English ...  Read the complete review