{"id":2123,"date":"2019-04-02T14:49:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T14:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/?page_id=2123"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:34:27","slug":"the-bulgarian-capital-sofia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/the-bulgarian-capital-sofia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sofia, capital of Bulgaria: Best Places to Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2123\" class=\"elementor elementor-2123\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28377af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28377af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9412b9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9412b9a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ed85b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66ed85b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a84599 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a84599\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32aa7ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32aa7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"81\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CategoryLocation-VariantDuochrome-ColourColour.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14343 lazyload\" alt=\"Urban Category For Visit my Bulgaria\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CategoryLocation-VariantDuochrome-ColourColour.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14343 lazyload\" alt=\"Urban Category For Visit my Bulgaria\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c006299 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c006299\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042a23e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"042a23e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore Sofia<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b0718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03b0718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sofia has been Bulgaria&#8217;s capital since April 3, 1879. The city is located atop Serdica, a historic Roman city, and they are finding more and more interesting ruins. As a European capital, it has lots to do and see.<\/p><p>The Vitosha mountain to the south makes the sunsets spectacular in this valley. The people are lovely and polite, but we&#8217;re in Eastern Europe, so our kindness is different from that in Central Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2746644 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2746644\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310e482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"310e482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eye-bird-view-over-Sofia-1024x646.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15499 lazyload\" alt=\"Eye bird view over Sofia. Urban Tourism\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eye-bird-view-over-Sofia-1024x646.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eye-bird-view-over-Sofia-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eye-bird-view-over-Sofia-768x484.webp 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eye-bird-view-over-Sofia-1536x968.webp 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eye-bird-view-over-Sofia.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eye-bird-view-over-Sofia-1024x646.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15499 lazyload\" alt=\"Eye bird view over Sofia. Urban Tourism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eye-bird-view-over-Sofia-1024x646.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eye-bird-view-over-Sofia-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eye-bird-view-over-Sofia-768x484.webp 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eye-bird-view-over-Sofia-1536x968.webp 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eye-bird-view-over-Sofia.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by: Sketches of Sofia<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2585c95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2585c95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76ebe8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c76ebe8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b7f48 elementor-align-justify e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a7b7f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"#seeinsofia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758e062 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"758e062\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d083d7 elementor-align-justify e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6d083d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"#eatinsofia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Eat<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f6e93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80f6e93\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a10232 elementor-align-justify e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7a10232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"#doinsofia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Do<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec28702 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec28702\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e34199 elementor-align-justify e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5e34199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"#aroundsofia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Around<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815fb33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"815fb33\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a8dcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2a8dcc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d66d519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d66d519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"seeinsofia\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5174386 premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"5174386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Popular <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">SIGHTS IN SOFIA<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770c90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"770c90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sofia has a rich and fascinating history. Many buildings are connected to this turbulent history, and we invite you to explore it through its main attractions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59a45d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a59a45d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"seeinsofia\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8280208 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8280208\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f49142 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f49142\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bb273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"26bb273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WEB-Nevski.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7778 lazyload\" alt=\"Cathedral Alexander Nevski\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WEB-Nevski.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7778 lazyload\" alt=\"Cathedral Alexander Nevski\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WEB-Nevski.jpg 874w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WEB-Nevski-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WEB-Nevski-768x1125.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WEB-Nevski-699x1024.jpg 699w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Aleksander Nevski Cathedral<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is one of the 50 largest Christian churches worldwide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c696dbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c696dbb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-738b952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"738b952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-826 lazyload\" alt=\"Roman Rutonda Saint George\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-826 lazyload\" alt=\"Roman Rutonda Saint George\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-San-Jorge-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Saint George Church<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is the oldest building in Sofia, founded in the 4th century.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7603998 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7603998\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bda7b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"bda7b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"700\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-5651 lazyload\" alt=\"Sofia, Bulgaria - N\u00b01 Sofia Travel Guide Before You Go\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-5651 lazyload\" alt=\"Sofia, Bulgaria - N\u00b01 Sofia Travel Guide Before You Go\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-6.jpeg 788w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-6-185x300.jpeg 185w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-6-768x1248.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-6-630x1024.jpeg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Independence Square<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consists of three central Sofia Socialist Classicism buildings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4a4ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e4a4ba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f0974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"00f0974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-Naroden.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7779 lazyload\" alt=\"National Theatre Ivan Vazov\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-Naroden.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7779 lazyload\" alt=\"National Theatre Ivan Vazov\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-Naroden.jpg 855w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-Naroden-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-Naroden-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-Naroden-684x1024.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Ivan Vazoz Theatre<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded in 1904 it is the oldest theatre in Bulgaria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f617b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2f617b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0806e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"c0806e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"671\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/TON_5858-e1646664583719.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7782 lazyload\" alt=\"Vitoshka street\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/TON_5858-e1646664583719.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7782 lazyload\" alt=\"Vitoshka street\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/TON_5858-e1646664583719.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/TON_5858-e1646664583719-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/TON_5858-e1646664583719-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/TON_5858-e1646664583719-1024x573.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Vitosha Street<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main street of Sofia with lots of restaurants and shops.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-885cd31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"885cd31\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423d701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"423d701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NIM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7781 lazyload\" alt=\"National museum of History\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NIM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7781 lazyload\" alt=\"National museum of History\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NIM.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NIM-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NIM-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">National History Museum<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Established on May 5, 1973 is the largest museum in Bulgaria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7f459 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a7f459\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa336e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa336e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9154326 premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"9154326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Hidden <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">GEMS IN SOFIA<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f4e46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2f4e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every city has its not-so-popular places that are highly valued by locals and visitors alike. Here we have marked a few areas that we think you would like to see while you are in Sofia. Also, keep in mind that some of them are not easily accessible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e6555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"09e6555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"seeinsofia\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300d18a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"300d18a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9088a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9088a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691ab56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"691ab56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1063\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hadji-dimitar-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7791 lazyload\" alt=\"Hadji Dimitar neighborhood\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1063\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hadji-dimitar-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7791 lazyload\" alt=\"Hadji Dimitar neighborhood\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hadji-dimitar-web.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hadji-dimitar-web-600x498.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hadji-dimitar-web-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hadji-dimitar-web-768x638.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hadji-dimitar-web-1024x850.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Art Quarter<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hadji Dimitar is a neighbourhood has numerous beautiful murals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a08a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2a08a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2f41e elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"3f2f41e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Park-Vrana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7309 lazyload\" alt=\"Vrana Palace\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Park-Vrana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7309 lazyload\" alt=\"Vrana Palace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Park-Vrana.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Park-Vrana-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Park-Vrana-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Park-Vrana-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Park-Vrana-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Park Vrana<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vrana Palace is a royal palace, only open for tourists on weekends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a49ebf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a49ebf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb2b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"beb2b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"959\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kambanite-Web.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7789 lazyload\" alt=\"The bells\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kambanite-Web.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7789 lazyload\" alt=\"The bells\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kambanite-Web.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kambanite-Web-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kambanite-Web-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kambanite-Web-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kambanite-Web-1024x767.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">The Bells<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Forest park known for a towering, Brutalist-style monument inlaid with bells from across the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac411a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac411a6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4dfb0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"f4dfb0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Golden-Stones.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-7666 lazyload\" alt=\"Golden Stones\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Golden-Stones.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-7666 lazyload\" alt=\"Golden Stones\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Golden-Stones.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Golden-Stones-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Golden-Stones-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Golden Bridges<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This geological phenomenon is a stone river on the northwestern slopes of Vitosha.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cdf68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62cdf68\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73598cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"73598cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"700\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-Dragalevski-Manastir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-5683 lazyload\" alt=\"Dragalevski Monastery\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-Dragalevski-Manastir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-5683 lazyload\" alt=\"Dragalevski Monastery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-Dragalevski-Manastir.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-Dragalevski-Manastir-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-Dragalevski-Manastir-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Web-Dragalevski-Manastir-1024x767.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Dragalevtsi Monastery<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is located 1.5 km from Sofia in the Vitosha mountain and can be easily reached by car.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a94cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58a94cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b9a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"82b9a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zx620y348_2342043.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-7790 lazyload\" alt=\"Women&#039;s market\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zx620y348_2342043.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-7790 lazyload\" alt=\"Women&#039;s market\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zx620y348_2342043.jpg 620w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zx620y348_2342043-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zx620y348_2342043-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Women's Market<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Open-air market founded in the 19th century, offering produce, imported goods &amp; small eateries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e5fa4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2e5fa4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f7708 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04f7708\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8178404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8178404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"doinsofia\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b10de2a premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"b10de2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Selected <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">EXPERIENCES<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28adc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f28adc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, Sofia is not only buildings, streets and monuments. Our capital city is full of diverse experiences, but we want to offer you some specific things to do while you&#8217;re here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd77e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfd77e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9101e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e9101e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3f3b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"5f3f3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-red-flat-Sofia.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13377 lazyload\" alt=\"The red flat Sofia. Urban Tourism\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-red-flat-Sofia.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13377 lazyload\" alt=\"The red flat Sofia. Urban Tourism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-red-flat-Sofia.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-red-flat-Sofia-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-red-flat-Sofia-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">The Red Flat<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Entering the Red Flat means travelling back in time to Communist Bulgaria of the 1980s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4feee23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4feee23\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd49c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"cd49c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1136\" height=\"959\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Museum-of-socials-art.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7067 lazyload\" alt=\"Museum of Socials Art in Sofia\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1136\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Museum-of-socials-art.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7067 lazyload\" alt=\"Museum of Socials Art in Sofia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Museum-of-socials-art.jpg 1136w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Museum-of-socials-art-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Museum-of-socials-art-1024x864.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Museum-of-socials-art-768x648.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Communist Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find out what it was like on the eastern side of the Iron Curtain by joining this Communist tour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1483032 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1483032\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4afe4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"b4afe4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"688\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-1479 lazyload\" alt=\"Banitsa food tour\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-1479 lazyload\" alt=\"Banitsa food tour\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_-1024x587.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Food Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover the city and the best bites from Bulgarian cuisine on this tour designed for foodies.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78997d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78997d2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d2840 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7d2840\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161d599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"161d599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"eatinsofia\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5531958 premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"5531958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Where to <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">EAT<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01c92f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e01c92f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The restaurants in Sofia can offer you a diverse range of experiences and food. From the interior to the kitchen, the variety is enormous. These curated restaurants are a great starting point for your dining exploration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7c866 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a7c866\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6c5bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f6c5bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f01a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"7f01a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/the-little-things.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7089 lazyload\" alt=\"The little things restaurant in Sofia\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/the-little-things.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7089 lazyload\" alt=\"The little things restaurant in Sofia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/the-little-things.jpg 480w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/the-little-things-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Little Things<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A cosy restaurant in an old house. located in the heart of Sofia&#8217;s city centre. They serve modern cuisine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4f1ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e4f1ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653e20a elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"653e20a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/mehana-izbata.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1853 lazyload\" alt=\"Restaurant Mehana Izbata\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/mehana-izbata.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1853 lazyload\" alt=\"Restaurant Mehana Izbata\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/mehana-izbata.jpg 550w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/mehana-izbata-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Izbata<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This restaurant serves authentic Bulgarian cuisine and has a traditional interior.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a021e91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a021e91\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d81c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"f0d81c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/\u0421\u043b\u044a\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u0438-\u043b\u0443\u043d\u0430.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-4087 lazyload\" alt=\"Restaurant Sun and Moon\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/\u0421\u043b\u044a\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u0438-\u043b\u0443\u043d\u0430.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-4087 lazyload\" alt=\"Restaurant Sun and Moon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/\u0421\u043b\u044a\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u0438-\u043b\u0443\u043d\u0430.jpg 500w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/\u0421\u043b\u044a\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u0438-\u043b\u0443\u043d\u0430-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Sun &amp; Moon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A vegetarian restaurant chain with good service and food. Locations can be found around the city centre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8216134 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8216134\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae4959 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ae4959\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51c8b0 premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"c51c8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Useful <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">TIPS<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d640ef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d640ef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each destination has activities that would make your trip easier and more comfortable. Helpful tips have been added to help you enhance your experience while you&#8217;re here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6df7ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6df7ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e839875 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e839875\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb5ed7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb5ed7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tips<\/span><\/h3><ul><li>Beware of taxi fares as some can get expensive.<\/li><li>Breakfast? Find it in some of the local bakeries.<\/li><li>Chill :) Sofia is one of the safest capitals in Europe<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c494dda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c494dda\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa44838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa44838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Public Transport<\/span><\/h3><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">The use of the metro is not necessary.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">The trams N\u00ba4, 10, 12, 18, 20, 22 offer interesting routes.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Buses N\u00ba63 and N\u00ba66 are great for visiting Vitosha mountain.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0705f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0705f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5613d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5613d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tourism Offices<\/span><\/h3><ul><li>The entrance of the metro station is <strong>Sofia University<\/strong>.<\/li><li>The main entrance of the metro station<b> Serdica<\/b>.<\/li><li>Next to the National Theatre and it is Called <strong>Chitalnyata\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d512623 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d512623\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5617487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5617487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"aroundsofia\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af2d77e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af2d77e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa72ab1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa72ab1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27633a5 premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"27633a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Suggestions for <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">DAY TRIPS<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f9986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7f9986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beautiful Sofia and its surroundings offer a wealth of sights to see. However, consider taking a day&#8217;s vacation to a Bulgarian city or town. Some places are accessible by train and bus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b78831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7b78831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"seeinsofia\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7638f3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7638f3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bec0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04bec0c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69de623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"69de623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Koprivshtitsa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1582 lazyload\" alt=\"The city of Koprivshtitsa. Urban Tourism\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Koprivshtitsa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1582 lazyload\" alt=\"The city of Koprivshtitsa. Urban Tourism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Koprivshtitsa.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Koprivshtitsa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Koprivshtitsa-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Koprivshtitsa-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Koprivshtitsa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The city of Koprivshtitsa is one of the most important and picturesque towns in Bulgaria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7548f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7548f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146c1f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"146c1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-157 lazyload\" alt=\"Plovdiv, Bulgaria - N\u00b01 Plovdiv Travel Guide Before You Go. Urban Tourism\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-157 lazyload\" alt=\"Plovdiv, Bulgaria - N\u00b01 Plovdiv Travel Guide Before You Go. Urban Tourism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Plovdiv<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover why Plovdiv is the Bulgarian Capital of Culture and explore one of the oldest cities in Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ddaa4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3ddaa4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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