Tips & Tricks
Varna (beach town) — located 5 hours east of Sofia (443 km) via car, Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is third in population after Sofia and Plovdiv and the second largest city in Bulgaria. Varna is a major tourist destination, a starting point for all […]
Sofia Zoo (1, Srebarna Street, Sofia) – this is the oldest and largest Zoo on the Balkan Peninsula. It was established in 1888 by Prince Ferdinand, and initially it was situated near the former royal palace. Over the years the zoo quickly became popular and became a place for recreation, entertainment and education, with its […]
Sofia Puppet Theatre (14 General Gurko Street, Sofia) – this theatre, which organizes puppet productions, has more than 20 titles in its repertoire, performs on stage more than 500 times and prepares up to 6 new performances every season, showing high quality theatre for children and adults with more than 50 000 spectators annually. Such […]
Lake Ariana (Bulevard Hristo Georgievi & Bulevard Tsarigradsko shoese, Sofia) — Ariana lake a medium-sized artificial lake in Borisova gradina (Boris’ garden) in Sofia. The lake is “B”-shaped, 175 m long and 75 m wide, with a small island at its narrowest point. It is located at the westernmost corner of the park, between the […]
Sunny Beach – located 4 hours east of Sofia (414 km) via car, this is the largest and most popular beach resort in Bulgaria. It is a Blue Flag winning resort, located in a picturesque and ecologically clean gulf on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, close to the town of Nesebar, the yacht port of […]
Nessebar (beach town) – located 4 hours east of Sofia (412 km) via car, Nessebar is in close proximity to Sunny Beach resort. Nessebar consists of an old town and a new district. The ancient town is situated on a romantic rocky peninsula, connected to the mainland via a narrow isthmus. The new part of […]



