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April 23, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at April 23, 2012
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Walking as a way of living

For one year and a half we walked 2810 km during the 878 tours that we’ve done shuffling around the Sofia city centre. Some would say we’ve made it far. Some would say we’re moving in circles. They would all be right. But one day on the tour we had a girl that would consider it quite unsatisfying. This lovely French girl put herself into the great challenge to walk around the world in 10 years. She’s planning to pass a total of 70 000km only on foot. Caroline Moireaux is a quality engineer from a small French town. She got caught up with the idea of going around the world when she found on Internet that 2 guys did Asia for one year walking. Then the preparation started – one year of coming up with the route, arranging visas, finding the necessary equipment, that had to be cheap, strong and light, and telling friends and family. The world tour started with six more people at the beginning but they […]
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April 20, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at April 20, 2012
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Logo competition for United Europe Free Tours

United Europe Free Tours(click here) is an association of local entities that offer the best free walking tours in Europe in terms of quality and entertainment – and just one look at their testimonials and rankings on TripAdvisor proves it. The mission of United Europe Free Tours is to provide a local perspective over the city in a both informative and entertaining way to all tourists, regardless of whether they can afford a tour or not. The first project of this informal network was a common flyer. Today the association is building up a brand – starting from the logo. If you want to be part of this competition and maybe become the lucky one, whose logo received the biggest applause from all United Europe Free Tours members, then take the challenge – read further to find out what are the requirements. United Europe Free Tours has various objectives The guides are proud and passionate of their cities offer excellent quality service spread knowledge about the local history, culture and traditions give general and practical […]
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April 11, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at April 11, 2012
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Free Varna Tour starts this Friday!

If you’re tired of Sofia, if you want to see the sea coast and meet the “sea capital” of Bulgaria – don’t miss the chance to be one of the first guests of Free Varna Tour! The Free English-language sightseeing walking tour of Varna is the newest project of our Association. It will start this Friday (two days before the Orthodox Easter), and will run at 11AM and 6PM. No reservation are required, just show up at the meeting point – the Cathedral. Here you can learn how to get to Varna. The primary objective of Free Varna Tour is to make every foreigner feel welcome in Varna And ignite their interest in such a way so that they want to come back and recommend it to others. We are young and passionate about what we do and we constantly strive to make each tour personal, fun, informative, helpful and tailored for each visitor’s individual needs. The tours will be run by locals with various interests, experience and perspectives. The tour will […]
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April 11, 2012
Varna Collage
Published by Free Sofia Tour at April 11, 2012
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How to get to Varna

If you travel to Varna by plane Varna Airport is located about 7 km west of the town. As of 2017 WizzAir offer direct flight from Sofia to Varna.  There are a few options as follows: By bus You can easily catch bus number 409. The bus station is located in front of the VIP exit. The working time table over the weekdays is between 5:45 and 20:00 and over the weekend between 5:45 – 23:00. The arrival time is between 15 – 20 minutes. Prices are 1 BGN to the city and 3 BGN to Golden Sands and you pay to the person assigned for this in the bus. Rent a car All rent-a-car offices are located in Terminal 1 (Arrivals). There you can find several well known rent-a-car companies like AVIS, SIXT, Budget and Dollar Thrifty. By taxi If there is no bus, and you don’t need a rent-a-car, you can take a taxi. The rate should be written on the door windows and should not be more than […]
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April 11, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at April 11, 2012
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Hostels in Sofia

Looking for cheap, yet cosy accommodation in Sofia? Then you can choose between one of the hostels in the city. To make it easier for you, we made a list of the ones we know of – you can visit their websites or send them an email for more information. Do you know of any hostel that’s not on this list? We would be really grateful if you help us keep this list complete so that travellers have the most comprehensive source of information! Write us at info@freesofiatour.com.   
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April 6, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at April 6, 2012
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CNN: Bulgaria hopes past will draw tourists

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen on how Bulgaria is trying to turn its many Roman ruins into a tourist magnet. The mayor Yordanka Fandakova, the deputy-mayor Todor Chobanov and minister of finance Simeon Djankov show Mr Fred Pleitgen around the newly-discovered Roman remains around Sofia city center.
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April 6, 2012
Tsvetnitsa
Published by Free Sofia Tour at April 6, 2012
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They call it Palm Sunday, we call it Flower Day (Tsvetnitsa)

Tsvetnitsa – Flower Day or Palm Sunday Although Palm Sunday (Tsvetnitsa) is a common movable feast for all Christians commemorating Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, in Bulgaria it is mostly celebrated as a Name Day, much like Iordanovden (St. Jordan’s Day) or Ivanovden (St. George’s Day).  This year (2024) it falls on April 28th. Mark the date! For us Bulgarians, the Sunday before Easter is an important holiday. On this day, every person who carries the name of a flower, plant, tree, or any other known, and, arguably, unknown, form of vegetation, has a reason to celebrate. Not surprisingly, the name of the holiday for us is Tsvetnitsa, which means ‘Flower Day’. In my family, it has been a long-standing tradition to gather the whole extended family for a big lunch and exchange flowers since we have not one, not two, but five different family members adorned with flowery names: Lilyana x2 (from ‘lilac’ ), Dilyana (from ‘dilyanka,’ meaning a type of medicinal root), Tsvetelina x2 (from ‘tsvete’ meaning ‘flower’). Just like on […]
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March 27, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at March 27, 2012
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Изложба „София преди Синята зона” – 2-16 април – Моста на Влюбените

Кога за последно сте виждали емблематични места в София като пл. „Св. Александър Невски” без автомобили? Ако не си спомняте или пък отговорът е „никога”, ще имате възможност да го сторите по време на изложбата на фотографии и пощенски картички „София преди Синята зона” от 2 до 16 април 2012 г. на Моста на влюбените. Изложбата „София преди Синята зона”се организира от сдружение „Фрий София Тур” Със съдействието на Столична Община, сайта Стара София, сайта Изгубената България, Асоциация за развитие на София и Sofia Insider’s Guide във връзка с годишнината от обявяването на София за столица на 3 април 1879 г. Медиен партньор на инициативата е Dnes.bg. Снимките показват София преди да бъде затрупана от многобройни паркинги на открито, автомобили по тротоарите и зелените площи и задръствания. Ще можете да видите над 30 познати места (ул. „Шишман”, ул. „Раковски”, пл. „Александър Батенберг” и др.) с един неузнаваем облик от различни периоди от развитието на града. Изложбата показва и как изглеждат същите тези места в момента. Заедно ще се повозим на велосипед по […]
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March 24, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at March 24, 2012
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The new candidate volunteers

English version below/ Може би сте видяли, че набираме доброволци за Free Sofia Tour и Free Varna Tour? На път сме да удвоим екипа си. Процесът започва преди месец. През това време 43 млади и ентусиазирани кандидати ни писаха, че искат да се присъединят към екипа ни в София. Кандидатите имат различен опит и разнообразни интереси: Възраст: между 18 и 38 години Международен опит: повече от тях са учили/работили в различни държави – Австралия, Дания, Гърция, Франция, Холандия, Япония, Испания, САЩ и Великобритания Професии: сред тях има специалисти по маркетинг и връзки с обществеността, HR-и, IT гурута, фотограф, ръководители на проекти, икономисти, геодезист, ландшафтен архитект, докторанти и студенти Говорими езици: Английски, Френски, Немски, Руски, Гръцки, Испански, Японски, Китайски, Италиански, Холандски, Турски, Сърбо-хърватски Пол: само 7 момчета се престрашиха да кандидатстват срещу общо 36 момичета. Интересното е, че в момента съотношението в екипа ни съвсем наобратно – 8 момчета и 4 момичета. След тежки дискусии, продължили около 4 часа, решихме да допуснем 25 кандидати да се включат в нашето обучение. За да могат гостите […]
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