📍 Here you will find the favorite of all Bulgarians - mekitsi, as well as buns and other incredible temptations. If there are no places to sit inside, I recommend you to take a takeaway and eat in the garden of the church "Sv. Sedmochiselnitsi"

⌛ Be patient because there are especially queues on weekends and you may have to wait 10-15 minutes.

🍅 I recommend you to try mekitsa with lutenitsa and cheese. This is a traditional taste for Bulgaria that you should not miss.

🚗 The area is a blue zone, so if you are driving, don't forget to send an SMS to 1302.

📍 Access to it is free and it will take you about 15 minutes to explore it.

📖 The temple began its existence as a mosque in 1528. It became known as the "Black Mosque" because of the dark granite from which the minaret is made. It was destroyed by an earthquake. This is followed by a period in which the building was a military warehouse and a prison. In 1903 was rebuilt into a church and received the name it carries to this day.

🚗 The area is a blue zone, so if you are driving, don't forget to send an SMS to 1302.

📍 Located very close to "Serdika" metro station

🚗 If you have a car, you can park on the streets in the area. Keep in mind that it is a blue zone, so if you are driving, don't forget to send an SMS to 1302.

📍 At one end of the street you will see a statue of Aleko Konstantinov - a prominent writer of ours

🏔️ On the other side of the street you will see Vitosha Mountain in the distance

🍽️ If you want to eat something traditional and on foot nearby, you can go through "Master's Bakery" and get "banitsa" with cheese and "boza".

📍 The pedestrian zone of the city starts from here. A beautiful place to sit with an ice cream in hand.

⌛ The building hosts various events, light projections and interesting exhibitions, some of which are free. You can follow their website for upcoming current events.

📖 It was built in 1891. It represents freedom and a symbolic gate of the city.

🚗 I recommend you to park near the Vasil Levski Stadium, there are plenty of free parking spaces. The area is a green zone, so if you are driving, don't forget to send an SMS to 1303.

Combine it with a walk in the Boris Garden 🌹

📍 Pass through Lake Ariana and the Rosarium, which are at the beginning of the park, near the Eagle Bridge. If you have more time, you can also take a walk around the park.

🚗 I recommend you to park near the Vasil Levski Stadium, there are plenty of free parking spaces. The area is a green zone, so if you are driving, don't forget to send an SMS to 1303.

📖 Once these were the gardens to the palace, which is currently the "National Gallery".

🚗 You can park in the university area. Keep in mind that it is a blue zone and you have to send an SMS /to the number 1302/ so your car won't be picked up. 🔵

📍 If you are using public transport, the "Sofia University" metro stop will be the most convenient for you.

💸 The building was built with a donation from the brothers Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi, whose sculptures decorate its facade.

🚗 If you have a car, you can park at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. The area is a blue zone, so if you are driving, don't forget to send an SMS to 1302.

🌹 Walk behind the library too. There is a beautiful park and a great outdoor restaurant in the summer.

👉🏻 I recommend you continue down Oborishte street. This is the most expensive street to live in, which has preserved the incredible architecture of old Sofia. You will find wonderful restaurants along it. You can eat in "Kruchmarnitsa".

🚗 There are many parking spaces in front of the gallery, behind Alexander Nevsky. Keep in mind that it is a blue zone and you have to send an SMS /to the number 1302/ so that your car is not picked up. 🔵

🎟️ On Thursday, the entrance is BGN 2, and the standard price is BGN 10.

📍 Located closest to Sofia University metro station.

🚗 There are enough parking spaces around the cathedral. The area is a blue zone, so if you are driving, don't forget to send an SMS to 1302.

☀️ I strongly recommend you to visit it at sunset, the view is worth it.