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Free Sofia Tour's Blog

March 25, 2019

365 Sofia Tours 2019/2020 Winter and Summer Schedules

Welcome to Sofia! It doesn’t matter whether you are here in summer or winter! Our tours run 365 days a year! Here’s our full schedule: Free Sofia Tour – 3/4 times a day! Free Sofia Tour is the general sightseeing walk around the main historical landmarks in the center of Sofia. In just 2 hours you will get acquainted with what Sofia has to offer – the perfect introduction to any trip to Sofia. We know how tight your schedule is when visiting a new city. That’s why we decided to give you plenty of opportunities to explore Sofia with us. Free Sofia Tour in English runs every single day as follows: November – March: 11AM, 2PM, 6PM April – October: 10AM, 11AM, 2PM, 6PM We will be waiting for you in front of the Palace of Justice. Our tours run 365 days a year, no matter the weather conditions (including all national and religious holidays). Free Sofia Tour in Spanish! Free Sofia Tour en Español- 5 days a week! […]
June 11, 2018

The Palace of Vrana – History, Opening Hours and Prices

History of Vrana Palace The Royal days of Bulgaria are long gone. However, all around the country you can still find evidence of this period of Bulgarian history. Only 15 kilometers away from the heart of the city center of Sofia you will find the Summer Royal Palace of Vrana. The chosen location was where the homestead of the Ottoman governor of Sofia – Osman Pasha used to be. During the timeline of history, those lands change their ownership quite a lot. At the end of the 19th century they became property of the royal family of Bulgaria. We owe this project to our Royal Highness Ferdinand I. Construction works began at the beginning of the 20th century. The project consisted of the construction of various buildings with different purposes – hunting villa, royal palace, garden, rockery, artificial lakes, greenhouse and stables. Vrana Royal Palace surroundings You will also find a simple wooden house built during the communist regime . It was used by Georgi Dimitrov, our first communist leader. There is […]