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February 26, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at February 26, 2012
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Коледна Благотворителна Акция

По традиция българските студентски сдружения в Германия с активното участие на сдружението в град Манхайм «Бай Ганьо» организират всяка година Коледна Благотворителна Акция(Вижте тук), като събраните средства се даряват на дом за деца, лишени от родителски грижи в село Доганово за осъществяването на конкретен проект за децата. Тази година с общи усилия и за радост на всички се събра сумата от 2984 лева. В проекта се включиха освен организаторите от Манхайм, сдруженията «Златен век» в Ерланген-Нюрнберг, «Будители» в Бон-Кьолн, «Кирил и Методий» в Карлсруе и «Грифон» във Фрайбург. Всяка година Коледната Благотворителна Акция добавя нови идеи за събиране на средства. Голяма част от даренията идват по време на традиционното отбелязване на студентския празник 8ми декември. За да се привлече вниманието и на немските студенти и да бъдат и те съпричастни към акцията, от няколко години се организира щанд в Университета, където се продават картички, рисувани от български дечица в Германия, ръчно изработени коледни играчки и сладки. Благотворителното представление «Криворазбраната цивилизация», поставено на 29 декември в София от непрофесионалния театрален състав към […]
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February 10, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at February 10, 2012
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Sofia City Routes

Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is a city of uncharted treasures and hidden surprises. As Irish Times journalist recently noted (read more), Sofia offers something for everyone. There’s definitely much more to explore than our tour. The project “Sofia – Culture Reflected” is giving guests the option to create a route of their own, dividing the city’s beauty into four categories: ancient heritage, cultural and religious diversity, green areas, contemporary points of interest. The project started with a photo competition so most of the points of interest in the website include images. You can see the rest of the participants in the galleries of the website: The City of the Past The Diverse City The Green City The Contemporary City
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February 7, 2012
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10 000th guest

Not minding the Siberian cold, as we call the unusual low temperatures these days in Bulgaria, Free Sofia Tour welcomed its 10 000th guest! On the 7th of February morning tour 11 people braved the arctic freeze (the temperature that morning was actually -10C!) and one of them was the lucky number. We’ve been waiting for this milestone for quite sometime and we had a special present prepared for the lucky one. We knew the feeling being outside in this bitter cold (we do it everyday, twice a day), so we had small presents for everyone who was with us on this special occasion – vials of the world famous Bulgarian rose oil and martenitsas. On top of everything we had a high-profile visit that day – the new ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bulgaria. Her Majesty’s Ambassador Jonathan Allen had assumed the post just a week before. He proved his interest in our country even before that – he came in the beginning of 2012 to live with a […]
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January 24, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at January 24, 2012
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Bulgaria: history, culture, wine and… much more

Bulgaria (and Sofia in particular) is becoming quite popular. Given it’s one of our goals, we are very excited about that. Next week we would welcome guests from EastWeek magazine in Hong Kong and currently in contact with Qatar’s leading magazine Qatar Happening. In the meantime here’s what travel writers say about the country: 10 Things to do in Bulgaria by Europe A La Carte: Bulgaria is a beautiful country in Eastern Europe full of art, culture, history, and fun. Some Ill-Informed Observations On Bulgaria by Travels with a nine-year old Bulgaria’s eclectic cuisine pleases. It’s a charming meld of heart-attack Slav dishes based on pork, lard, sausages, more pork and perhaps some pickled cabbage or veal, and those Eastern Mediterranean favourites such as stuffed aubergines and what everyone outside Bulgaria would call Greek salad. With feta. Which isn’t called that here. Bulgaria: history, culture…and wine! by TravelBite Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, at first glance seems a gritty and no-frills city which doesn’t initially feel all that inviting. However, what you get in Sofia, is […]
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January 16, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at January 16, 2012
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Flowers of the Quran film festival

The fourth edition of “Flowers of the Quran” festival will present movies from the Middle East and South Africa. The focus of this year’s programme will be Turkish cinema. You can see the most popular Turkish film for 2011 “Love Likes Coincidences”, festival favourites “Toll Booth” and “10 to 11” and two documentaries about Istanbul – “Tales of Beyoglu” and “Istanbul – Meeting of Souls”. As usual you can see some of the best recent Iranian movies such as the 2011 Golden Bear winner “A Separation” by Asghar Farhadi and other awarded films from the region including Julian Schnabel’s “Miral”, Rashid Masharawi’s “Laila’s Birthday”, Barak Akram’s “Kabuli Kid” and Radu Mihaileanu’s “The Source”. All the movies in the programme have English and Bulgarian subtitles. Price of the regular ticket is 6 leva.  
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January 12, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at January 12, 2012
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 Конференция TEDxBG

С голямо удоволствие искаме да съобщим на всички привърженици и приятели на Free Sofia Tour, че на 15 януари от 10:30 в зала 73 на адрес ул. „Княз Борис I” 73, с любезното съдействие на конференция TEDxBG 2012 ще се състои първият семинар на нашето сдружение, отворен към всички вас! Местата са ограничени, затова ви молим да се регистрирате на страницата на Time Heroes. Регистрацията започва в петък, 9 сутринта. Целта на семинара е да се разработят 5 маршрута по зададените теми, които след това да бъдат реализирани. Участниците ще бъдат разделени на 5 работни групи и в рамките на семинара ще разработят примерен маршрут за туристически обиколки на София с различни акценти – Culture, Art, Communist, Hidden gems & Games. Участниците ще могат да изберат акцента според личните си интереси и познания. Групите ще разполагат с около 2 часа да измислят примерен маршрут, кратко представяне на обектите и идейна обосновка на обиколката. За това време трябва да подготвят и кратка презентация на идеята си. На всяка група ще има осигурен по […]
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January 12, 2012
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Surva – Festival of the Masquerade Games

If you want to get the feel of some Bulgarian traditions, you can stop by the nearby city of Pernik 27-29th of January 2012 and see the International Festival of the Masquerade Games before or after you join us at Free Sofia Tour.   The International Festival of Masquerade Games is held in the town of Pernik every even year in January. This is the most important people’s cultural event in the region. More than 5000 performers from all over Bulgaria, as well as formations from many European countries take part in the festival. It is an an illustration of the most vital and deep-rooted traditions of masquerading rites dating from the remote past and preserved for us to the present. The masked participants are called kukeri, kukove, survakari, startsi, babugeri, dzhamailari, kamilari, etc. They will dress in fur hides or in traditional women’s costumes. They will dance for you in their fancy-dress. The performance of the masked men, commonly known as Survakari or Kukeri, is a mystical union of rhythm, sound, […]
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January 9, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at January 9, 2012
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Sofia Events Calendar 2012

Check out what is going on in Sofia in the first half of 2012 in the convenient events calendar, created by the Tourist Service Municipal Enterprise. / Вижте какво се случва в София през първата половина на 2012 г. в удобния календар на събитията, създаден от Общинско предприятие Туристическо обслужване: Национални празници /National Holidays Църковни празници /Religious Holidays Бележити дати /Famous Dates Културни събития /Cultural Events Фестивали и паради /Festivals and Parades Музика и танц /Music and Dance Events Бизнес събития /Business Events Научни събития / Scientific Events Спортни събития / Sports Events Чествания на годишнини /Celebration of Anniversaries Световни годишнини /National Anniversaries In case you are travelling on a budget, check our list of free things to do in Sofia. / Не забравяйте да разгледате и нашия полезен списък с безплатни неща в София.
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January 7, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at January 7, 2012
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Happy Ivanovden

On the 7th of January the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates Ivanovden (St. John’s day) – perhaps the most revered and well known of the so-called “name days”. On this day more than 300 000 Bulgarians have a reason to party (anyone named Ivan, Ivanka, Ivo, Iva, Vanya, Ivaylo, etc.). One of them is our own team member Vanya! We’d like to wish her health and happiness! The day itself is devoted to the young family that got married in the previous year. Nowadays Ivanovday is yet another reason to have a good time since more then 174 000 Bulgarians are named Ivan. It is common to see friends of the person celebrating coming to his house uninvited, but he should’ve prepared a feast for them – that’s what the tradition says! Ivanovday comes one day after St. Jordan’s day (6th of January) and the Bulgarian tradition commemorates the day as the beginning of something new and looking forward to health, happiness and good life. You might also have a reason to celebrate […]
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