Sofia City Routes
2012-02-10
10 000 guests
2012-02-07
Bulgaria: history, culture, wine and... much more
2012-01-24
What?

The free English language sightseeing walking tour of Bulgaria's capital, organized by a non-profit organization.

The Free Sofia Tour expects its guests twice a day every day. The best attraction in Sofia according to TripAdvisor users. Approved by Tourist Service Municipal Company at Sofia City Municipality.

The sightseeing tours of Sofia are organized by volunteers from a non-profit organization. Every tour is both fun and educational, the perfect introduction to the city and its thousands of years of history.

Our routes The route is indicative. Tours run all year long despite the weather.
Where?
Places
1 Sveta Nedelya Church
2 Theology Faculty of Sofia University
3 Coat of arms of Sofia
4 Saint Sophia Statue
5 Saint Joseph Catholic Cathedral
6 Church of St Petka of the Saddlers
7 Central Department Store
8 Banya Bashi Mosque
9 Sofia Synagogue
10 Central Sofia Market Hall
11 Mineral Water Springs
12 Central Public Bathhouse
13 Council of Ministers
14 Communist Party Headquarters
15 Ancient Serdica Open Museum
16 Rotunda of Saint George
17 National Archaeological Museum
18 Bulgarian National Bank
19 National Art Gallery (Former Royal Palace)
20 Ethnographic Museum (Former Royal Palace)
21 Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum
22 City Garden
23 Ivan Vazov National Theatre
24 Bulgarian Broadway
25 Stefan Stambolov Monument
26 Museum of Natural History
27 Russian Church and Military Club
28 Hagya Sophia Church
29 Synod Palace
30 St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
31 National Library
32 Sofia University
33 Monument to the Tsar Liberator
34 National Assembly (Parliament)

Every day, twice a day

Mon-Sun: 11 AM & 6 PM

No reservation required!

Duration: around 2 hours

Start: Palace of Justice

Just show up!

NB: For bigger groups, please tell us in advance in order to provide more volunteers!

Who?
KRISTIAN
was born in the very heart of Sofia. After graduating an English Language High School he went to study Industrial Management in Germany where he... more>>
VANYA
was born in the Bulgaria's "sea capital" - Varna. However, Sofia has been her home for a few years now. She studied and worked abroad for 7 years in... more>>
BOYKO
was born and raised in the old city centre of Sofia. His father used to be a tourist guide so travelling runs in his blood. After graduating in... more>>
DIMA
is a professional tourist guide with four years experience. Her favourite foreign language is French, but she really treasures English as the modern... more>>
DENI
is a free-willing, non-smoking and open-minden young person, always up for a challenge or a change. History is her passion and travelling is her life... more>>
NIKOLAI
was actually born in Ukraine but he lived long enough in Sofia to know some obscure nooks and their long forgotten stories. He studied in the Balkan... more>>
MISHA
comes from an old Sofia family. Her great-grandfather was the chief treasurer of the Bulgarian National Bank. Raised in the capital, she first... more>>
MITKO
is a history student at Sofia University. In 2010 he visited a free tour in Riga and that is how the magic started. Born on the sea coast in the... more>>
KRASI
is currently working as a journalist for one of the biggest Bulgarian daily newspapers - Dnevnik. He also often writes articles for the weekly... more>>
PETAR
is a dangerous criminal, wanted by the police throughout the world. He is hiding under the cover of a volunteer guide in a small Eastern European... more>>
KIRIL
studies Balkan languages and history at the University of Sofia. He discovered his passion for the Southeast corner of Europe after graduating a... more>>
FILIP
is the first and only 'foreigner' in our team but yet a true 'local'. Born in Skopje (Macedonia), at the age of 18 he decided to move to Sofia to... more>>
Why?
Just spent an excellent couple of hours on the tour. Great to see a... more>>
STUART SMITH , UK
Sofia is very lucky to have FreeSofiaTour :) I really impressed with... more>>
DUYGU SAMYELI, TURKEY