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May 24, 2013
cyrillic alphabet
Published by Free Sofia Tour at May 24, 2013
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May 24th – Slavonic Literature & Culture Day

Bulgaria and the Cyrillic alphabet As you may probably know, Bulgaria is the only country in the European Union that uses the Cyrillic alphabet. Our entry into the EU in 2007 made Cyrillic the third official alphabet in the EU after the Latin and Greek ones. On May 24th we celebrate the Slavonic Literature and Culture. We also honor the creators of the Cyrillic alphabet – the brothers St. Cyril and St. Methodius and their students. What is the story of the Cyrillic alphabet? In the 9th century there was something like a competition between the Pope in Rome and the Emperor of Constantinople. A competition for influence over the still not Christianized (and mainly Slavonic) peoples in Europe. The Byzantine Emperor and his Patriarch thought it would be a good idea to provide an alphabet to the Slavs. The idea was to eradicate the Western influence. Cyril and Methodius were chosen to go to Great Moravia; parts of today’s Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Their mission  was to create a Slavonic […]
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May 22, 2013
List of Free Walking Tours around the World
Published by Free Sofia Tour at May 22, 2013
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List of Free Walking Tours around the World

Free Sofia Tour didn’t invent the wheel. Other cities around the world had started free walking tours so in August 2010 we decided it was high time that Sofia joined. It was only logical that we would contact other tours to exchange info, ideas and know-how. An informal network was created and soon the idea of the common flyer came up: We present you – United Europe Free Tours. (Link to their website here) In other words – if you are travelling to Barcelona, Berlin, Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Ceski Krumolov, Lisbon, Ljubjana , London, Madrid, Prague or San Sebastian   make sure you don’t miss the tours organized by our great friends there. A click on the name of the city in the text would send you to their websites for more information. These are the best free tours in terms of quality and entertainment. Just look at their testimonials and rankings on TripAdvisor provided by the users that already had the pleasure of joining any of the United Europe Free Tours. No booking is required. Just […]
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May 16, 2013
Published by Free Sofia Tour at May 16, 2013
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European Night of Museums 2013

The European Night of Museums 2013 in Sofia will be this Saturday, 18th May. Below you can find the full program of the event. Click here for a Bulgarian version. Sofia Art Gallery 1 „Gen. Joseph V. Gurko” Str. 10PM – 1AM – The Other Eye: „Gorgons in the depot or Apocalypse now”; „Messages from light”; „Arenas – a life between the very little plastic arts and the art of painting” – celebrating 90 years from the birth of Penko Bonchev. 6 PM – Concert Pop Classics, chamber ensemble „Sofia soloists”. 9 PM – „Midsummer Day (Enyovden)” multimedia performance. Photography for everyone.   National Art Gallery 1 „Knyaz Alexander І” Sq. 7 PM – 12 AM – Retrospective exhibition by Georgi Baev; Unknown works of Yaroslav Veshin; Documentaries. 8 PM – Vaya Studio dance performance with choreographer Vanya Roshkova. 10 PM – Chamber music: Penka Petkova (cello) and Silviya Stoyanova (piano).   Ethnographic Museum 1 „Knyaz Alexander І” Sq. Exhibitions: „120 years National Museum”; „Recorded in the book of life”; „The cross in the Jewish culture”. […]
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May 15, 2013
Published by Free Sofia Tour at May 15, 2013
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CSR Bulgaria

Free Sofia Tour Association (soon-to-be 365 Association) joined CSR Bulgaria – the first Bulgarian specialized network for corporate social responsibility. We want to express our gratitude to the founders of this network for the opportunity. We hope that CSR Bulgaria would help us expand our partners network and find more support for the projects of our organization! Сдружение Фрий София Тур (което скоро ще бъде преименувано в Сдружение 365) вече има свой профил в CSR Bulgaria – първата българска специализирана мрежа за корпоративна социална отговорност (КСО). Надяваме се, че участието в CSR Bulgaria ще ни позволи да разширим мрежата си от партньори и да намираме все повече подкрепа за проектите на нашата организация!
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May 14, 2013
Easter in Bulgaria
Published by Free Sofia Tour at May 14, 2013
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May Holidays

In case you’ve recently visited Sofia, maybe you’ve wondered where everybody is and why it is so calm and quiet. The answer is – we were all on vacation 🙂 For only two weeks we had a lot of holidays and events in Bulgaria. We started with May 1st – International Workers’ Day. Then we had one of the biggest Christian holidays – Easter. This year the Orthodox Easter was more than a month after the Catholic one. Orthodox Christians celebrated the holiday on May 5th. May 6th marked another big holiday – St. George’s Day which is also the Day of the Bulgarian Army. In the meantime, we also had parliamentary elections on May 12th. This led to a lot of people leaving Sofia and going to their home towns to vote. On the same date the concert of Depeche Mode in Sofia took place. And now May 14th will offer another great musical event – rock band Bon Jovi’s concert in Sofia! That being said, you can imagine a lot […]
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May 14, 2013
Published by Free Sofia Tour at May 14, 2013
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Европейска нощ на музеите 2013

Европейска нощ на музеите София 2013. Програма   Софийска градска художествена галерия ул. „Ген. Йосиф В. Гурко”1 10:00 до 1:00 ч. – Другото око: „Горгони в депото или Апокалипсис сега”; „Послания от светлина”; „Арени – един живот между много малките пластики и живописта” 90 г. от рождението на Пенко Бончев. 18:00 ч. – Концерт Поп класика, камерен ансамбъл „Софийски солисти” 21:00 ч. – „Еньовден” мултимедиен пърформанс. Фотография за всички.   Национален музей на българското изобразително изкуство пл. „Княз Александър І” 1 19:00 до 24:00 ч. – Ретроспективна изложба на Георги Баев; Непонати творби на Ярослав Вешин; Документални филми. 20:00 ч. – Танцов спектакъл на студио Vaya с хореограф Ваня Рошкова. 22:00 ч. – Камерна музика: Пенка Петкова (виолончело) и Силвия Стоянова (пиано).   Институт за етнология и фолклористика с етнографски музей при БАН пл. „Княз Алексъндър І” 1 Изложби: „120 години Народен музей”; „Записани в книгата на живота”; „Кръстът в еврейската култура”. 16:30 ч. – Музикални изпълнения на студенти от СУ „Св. Климент Охридски” и ученици. 19:00 ч. – Блажно наддумване с участието на Николай Кенаров и […]
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April 24, 2013
inyour pocket
Published by Free Sofia Tour at April 24, 2013
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The new In Your Pocket Sofia guide is out

The new In Your Pocket Sofia guide is out. It’s produced by the people behind the great Insider’s Guide who have been producing city guides for Sofia since 1993 so they know what they are doing. And the best part? You can download it for free from their website or pick it up from one of the many locations they distribute it to. In case you want to warm up for one of our tours, here’s a Short History of Sofia by IYP . Ah, and don’t forget that there’s also a guide for Plovdiv and hopefully one for Varna, too. How convenient, right? Given that we have free tours in Plovdiv and Varna as well. Remember? The Free Plovdiv Tour and the Free Varna Tour! Every day 😉
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April 19, 2013
Published by Free Sofia Tour at April 19, 2013
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Фрий София Тур на форума за маркетинг и реклама „ADmeUP”

На 12, 13 и 14-ти април в Културен център „20:19” се състоя ADmeUP форум, където Фрий София Тур взе участие. Събитието срещна маркетинг специалисти с български неправителствени организации.  Под формата на работилници участниците на форума имаха на свой ред възможността да допринесат за популяризиране на целите и идеите на представените неправителствени организации (НПО). Откриването на форума започна с изложба на рекламни плакати от България и света за периода 1950-1990г. и продължи с прожекции на най-добрите социални видео реклами през последните години. Вторият ден беше посветен на презентации на маркетинг специалистите и представянето на неправителствените организации. След като всяка НПО разказа накратко за своите маркетинг проблеми, дойде време за сформиране на екипи и начало на работилниците. Групата на Фрий София Тур генерира прекрасни идеи за популяризиране на организацията. Накрая трябваше да бъде избрана само една идея, която да бъде презентирана пред останалите участници на събитието. Всеки един от екипите представи своето решение на проблемите, поставени от различните организации. След това започна същинската работа по изпълнението на идеите. На третия ден от […]
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April 16, 2013
Published by Free Sofia Tour at April 16, 2013
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First Free Varna Tour 2013

The season at Bulgaria’s seaside has already started, and so has Free Varna Tour. The opening of the season began with a special tour and special guests – the school kids from the social home for disadvantaged children in the village of Burzitsa, close to Varna. The kids were split into two groups – one for girls and one for boys – and together with Iva & Bobie walked through the main sights of interest in Varna. Both tours were very interactive – with the kids and the guides challenging each other – asking questions and answering. All kids have already visited Varna, some of them have even lived here before – in one of Varna’s social homes. But the walking tour for the first time gave a meaning to monuments and buildings, to streets and alleys. They were constantly asking questions and at the same time wanted to illustrate their knowledge about Varna, Bulgaria and the world. The funniest part was the wishing bridge – part of each and every Free […]
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