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Sofia City Tour: Explore Historic Highlights
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49 Ratings
Sofia
Explore Sofia’s rich history in 2 hours. Discover famous sites, learn intriguing facts, and uncover the city’s connection to Constantine the Great.
Explore Sofia’s rich history in 2 hours. Discover famous sites, learn intriguing facts, and uncover the city’s connection to Constantine the Great.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sofia - On this tour, participants will explore the three most significant churches in the town: the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Saint Sofia Basilica, and Saint George Rotunda. Additionally, all major sites in the city center will be visited, including the old Parliament, the Sinod, the Library, the monument of King Liberator, the old Royal…
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Sofia - On this tour, participants will explore the three most significant churches in the town: the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Saint Sofia Basilica, and Saint George Rotunda. Additionally, all major sites in the city center will be visited, including the old Parliament, the Sinod, the Library, the monument of King Liberator, the old Royal residence, the National Theater, the Largo complex, the presidency, the Roman remains, the old Baths, the judicial palace, and more!
After the tour, recommendations for traditional restaurants and museums will be provided for those interested in further exploration.
What's Included
- See the highlights of the town, as well as some ‘hidden’ places
- Visit of Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Saint Sofia Basilica
- 2-hours guided tour, including many interesting stories and less known facts
- Small group tour (up to 10 participants; operates in cases with even just 1 participant!)
- See the highlights of the town, as well as some ‘hidden’ places
- Visit of Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Saint Sofia Basilica
- 2-hours guided tour, including many interesting stories and less known facts
- Small group tour (up to 10 participants; operates in cases with even just 1 participant!)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities/ tips (optional in the end of the tour)
- Gratuities/ tips (optional in the end of the tour)
Additional Information
Explore the best of Sofia with this fantastic 2-hour city tour! Delve into the town’s rich history and renowned landmarks, while uncovering intriguing details such as: the reason behind the construction of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the town’s connection to Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, the origins and purpose of the Cyrillic alphabet, the…
Explore the best of Sofia with this fantastic 2-hour city tour! Delve into the town’s rich history and renowned landmarks, while uncovering intriguing details such as: the reason behind the construction of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the town’s connection to Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, the origins and purpose of the Cyrillic alphabet, the location of the mausoleum of Bulgaria’s first communist dictator, the fate of the last Bulgarian royal family, and much more!
Location
St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
ploshtad "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski"
The meeting point is at the stairs in front of Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral - please be there at least 5 minutes before the starting time of the tour. The guide will be holding a sign "Sofia Tour".
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Tanyafox
Nov 25, 2025
Joy - Vessy means Joy in Bulgarian and our guide Joy truly was a joy. She delivered our tour with fun facts, great depth of knowledge and true professionalism. I would highly recommend this tour for an insight into Sofia, its history and life in Bulgaria.
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Etem_o
Nov 23, 2025
Great tour with great guide Vasil - This tour is a great tour covering all major sights and gems of Sofia. Our tour guide Vasil was great. He was very knowledeable about all sights and history. At the end of the tour , he submits a list including all the best museums, restaurants and bar to make your stay more enjoyable in Sofia. This tour is definiyely the utmost of Sofia. Higly recommended
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Wings340
Nov 22, 2025
Perfect introduction to Sofia and Bulgaria - Excellent tour. Vasil took us around the main sights and gave us the history. A lot was covered but never a rush. The tour inspired us to explore further many of the sights. Highly recommended! Thank you Vasil!
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O9460zdmichaelb
Nov 22, 2025
Excellent - Very good tour :) Easy walkable. Our guide was very nice and knew a lot about Sofia History. Hi Knowledge was very impressive.
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Camper39336041767
Nov 15, 2025
Great experience - Vasil was extremely knowledgeable and we thoroughly enjoyed the tour. We didnt know much about Sofia or ita history, we know so much more now. Thank you!
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491angelan
Nov 13, 2025
Walking tour of Sofia - Fantastic tour. Vasil was a great guide. He really made the tour so interesting, he was engaging and very friendly. Would thoroughly recommend 5⭐️
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Hollie_f
Nov 1, 2025
Excellent - Our tour guy had excellent information and recommendations for after the tour. His restaurant choices were top picks for us and he showed us the neighborhoods that were fun to hang out in. His knowledge of the city and history accompanied by the cool walk and tour through town was the perfect way to start our trip!
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G5017kfsandras
Oct 26, 2025
Covered a wide area of Sofia at a good pace. - Vasil covered most of the city at a gentle pace. Our tour began at the Alexander Nevsky cathedral, eastern orthodox, on a Sunday morning so got the full experience of hearing the angelic choir, whilst marvelling at the ornate interior and smelling the burning candles - extremely impressive and peaceful. Vasil was very knowledgeable of the city's history, we learned a lot and began to develop our bearings of the city in a short space of time. Other areas covered included Serdika with roman ruins, the Banja Bashi mosque, synagogue, The Central Mineral Baths building and hot springs, the ancient orthodox rotunda church, The President's office, Sofia monument and much more. The tour ended at the famous Vitosha Boulevard, where we went on to have lunch and do some shopping. We would definitely recommend this small group tour, if you want to learn about city and have a short stay in Sofia.
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Rossa_w
Oct 23, 2025
Great value and excellent presentation - Our guide was very knowledgeable and organized. I appreciated his attention to details and history. We were able to get to quite a few sites and he gave restaurant recommends and other tips at the end.
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Adelehagadorn
Nov 10, 2025
This a great tour for... - This a great tour for history buffs! Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and answered all our questions. Sofia is a beautiful city and this tour showed much of what we were hoping to see.
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