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July 6, 2011
Published by Free Sofia Tour at July 6, 2011
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New Museum of Totalitarian Art in Sofia

A Museum of Totalitarian Art New Museum of Totalitarian Art will be officially opened in Bulgaria’s capital in September 2011, Novinite.com reports. “A new generation will emerge“, Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov said, “young and pure, which must not be deprived of the history and heritage of its people“. Thumbs up! Let’s hope in the future museum we would also see monuments that were once abandoned and left to decay. Until then, you can read about these monuments in our blog.
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July 6, 2011
Published by Free Sofia Tour at July 6, 2011
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In Sofia by mistake

It was one of those special rainy days, when you’re so happy when you see that people are as enthusiastic as you are – approaching our meeting point with their umbrellas and smiles. A lovely group of 10 people from Israel, Germany, UK, USA, Canada and Spain. Good mixture as usual. How did you learn about the tour? To my routine introductory question “How did you learn about the tour?” the couple from Spain replied: “The only thing we could easily find about Bulgaria was your tour”. That made me proud and sad at the same time. It became quite obvious that there is no sufficient and easy-to-find information about our country, which only hinders a lot of potential guests from visiting Bulgaria.This couple was to travel for 3 whole weeks across the country and they had just arrived. I’m always surprised to hear that someone takes such a long time to explore one small country – and in this case – my country. So, of course I was curious […]
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July 4, 2011
Published by Free Sofia Tour at July 4, 2011
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Free Sofia Tour in Playboy

Free Sofia Tour got featured in Bulgarian Playboy magazine – under the heading “Role Model”! Sorry to disappoint you – no nude role models this time 😉 Although Playboy magazine is famous mainly for a different kind of publications, the Bulgarian edition is also constantly promoting various local initiatives such as art exhibitions, cultural events, Bulgarian inventions – and Free Sofia Tour!
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June 29, 2011
Wi-fi places in Sofia for free connection for all devices
Published by Free Sofia Tour at June 29, 2011
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Wi-Fi areas in Sofia | Internet access in Sofia

Free Wi-Fi Internet Areas in Sofia Internet in Sofia It is easily accessible and available everyhwere. Free wi-fi areas could be found in most public areas such as the Central Railway Station, Central Bus Station, Sofia Airport, Central Covered Market – Halite. Same goes for all hotels, shoping malls, most metro stations and even some of the parks such as South Park (Yuzhen park), Zaimov Park, Doctor’s Garden. You can also expect that most of the cafes, restaurants and bars would have free wi-fi. Sometimes you might have to ask for a password at the counter but generally it’s free. You just have to bring your own device. Unlike other countries, it’s relatively easy here to find free internet. If you don’t have a wi-fi device, you can ask to use a computer at your place of accommodation or you can use a computer at the Tourist Information Center in the underpass of Sofia University. Mobile Internet – 3G and 4G Depending on how long you are planning to stay in […]
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June 29, 2011
Published by Free Sofia Tour at June 29, 2011
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Free Sofia Tour in Forbes Bulgaria

We didn’t get into Forbes 500 or something (I don’t think they list non-profits) but we contributed to a special feature about tourism in Bulgaria. You can find our box on page 48 of Forbes Bulgaria July edition with data about visitors of the free Sofia walking tours. Read the full piece on the pages of the Forbes Bulgaria July edition.
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June 27, 2011
Published by Free Sofia Tour at June 27, 2011
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Free Sofia Tour on Radio Bulgaria

Free Sofia Tour got featured on Radio Bulgaria – the official international broadcasting station of Bulgaria, part of the Bulgarian National Radio. The article about the tour was translated in several languages. Pick the one of your choice: Bulgarian – Млади доброволци показват на туристите забележителностите на София English – Young volunteers offer free Sofia tour to foreign visitors Russian – Молодые добровольцы показывают туристам достопримечательности Софии French – Des jeunes volontaires vous font faire le tour de Sofia… Spanish – Jóvenes voluntarios enseñan a los turistas los sitios de interés turístico de Sofía Serbian – Млади волонтери показују туристима знаменитости Софије (Free Sofia Tour) Greek – Νέοι εθελοντές δείχνουν στους τουρίστες τα αξιοθέατα της Σόφιας Albanian – Free Sofia Tour për të gjithë vizituesit e kryeqytetit bullgar
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June 23, 2011
Sofia's Red Star
Published by Free Sofia Tour at June 23, 2011
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The red star is gone

End of an era. The Red Star is no longer there. Quite literally. It all happened probably because the soldiers on the Soviet army monument were turned into cartoon characters (The Joker, Wolverine, Santa Claus, Superman, Ronald McDonald, Captain America, Robin, and Wonder Woman, to be precise). This caused such a big debate that the authorities were perhaps afraid that something similar might happen to other Soviet memorabilia just left around in the city. That’s why they decided to move one of the highlights of our tours. What a journey it has been for one of Sofia’s biggest communist symbols. The five-point red star that once used to be on top of the Communist Headquarters. The star that after the fall of the communist regime was abandoned in the yard of the Central Public Bathhouse. Then an essential part of our very own Free Sofia Tour. It was a huge hit during our tours and even made a couple of headlines (for example: The Red Star? by Sofia Echo’s Gabriel Hershman). What a […]
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June 22, 2011
History in the making
Published by Free Sofia Tour at June 22, 2011
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History in the making

How it all started Here’s what I mean by history in the making. I was taking my group this morning to the former bathhouse of Sofia to show them the famous five-point star in the yard behind the fence. Started talking about the mineral waters, the people that go there to fill up their bottles and other stuff with the intention to distract my guests completely and build up to the moment I will rock their worlds with the red star. When the time came I turned around and said something like: “And now I would like to show you something… Although I am not sure if I will be able to…” That’s right, where the star usually stood we saw big open truck with a crane, blocking our view. Quite disappointing. It’s a bit hard to make your point about “this world famous symbol of communism” without people being able to see the world famous symbol of communism, isn’t it? The big surprise I tried to do the best […]
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June 20, 2011
Monument of the Soviet Army Sofia
Published by Free Sofia Tour at June 20, 2011
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Soviet army monument gets new graffiti

Soviet Army monument in Sofia transformed The Soviet army monument in Sofia got a touch of colour 🙂 … and it’s becoming viral.  There’s a big debate in Bulgaria what to do with the monument – destroy it, move it (to a museum or why not a park like this one: http://bit.ly/FjyHs) or keep it as it is. More about Bulgaria’s Communist past Find out more about Sofia’s communist past. Learn the story of other communist landmarks such as The Red Star and Museum of Socialist Art. Update: Ever since, the monument of the Soviet army has been an area for controversy and strong political messages by grafitti artists. Find out more on our Communist tour.   About the monument The monument was placed in its current location in 1954. Exactly 10 years after the Soviet Army arrived in Bulgaria on 9th of September 1944. You will find it in the middle of the Knyazheska Garden right here. The main body of the monument represents a soviet soldier followed by a Bulgarian […]
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