Veliko Tarnovo is one of Bulgaria’s most picturesque cities, and it’s on many tourists “must visit” list of places to see in Bulgaria for a reason. Veliko Tarnovo is located on the beautiful Yantra river, which forms a horseshoe around the...
Plovdiv is the second largest city in Bulgaria and is often considered its cultural capital for its thriving arts and music scene — in fact, it is the future European Capital of Culture for the year 2019. It’s one of the oldest cities in Europe, with over...
Because of Bulgaria’s mountainous terrain, there is a wide variety of caves to be found across the country. Over 4500 have been discovered so far, and it is believed there are many more just waiting for an intrepid explorer to find. Inside Bulgaria’s caves,...
Sofia is an easy city to fall in love with. The architecture is beautiful and elegant, with tough, gritty buildings mixed in between. The people are friendly but calm, allowing you to discover Sofia at your own pace. There are amazing natural wonders right outside the...
The Vitosha Mountain TV Tower is one of Sofia’s most recognizable landmarks due to its prominent position a little more than halfway up Vitosha, the mountain massif right by Sofia’s center. The TV tower is affectionally called Kopitoto (Копитото) –...
Secluded in the middle of the Balkan Mountains lies Troyan Monastery (Troyanski Manastir/ Троянски манастир), a sixteenth-century Bulgarian Orthodox cloister. The third largest and third most important monastery in the country, it’s a wonderful day trip...
Just an hour and a half driving distance from Sofia, you’ll find one of the most spectacular caves in all of Bulgaria. The Saeva Dupka cave (Пещера “Съева Дупка” in Bulgarian) is a stunning natural cave in Northern Bulgaria, roughly halfway between...
You’ll never run out of things to do in Sofia. I remember my very first day of Sofia sightseeing: I walked from an Airbnb in Iztok, passed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the Statue of Tsar Liberator, towards the Central Mineral Baths, and by the time I got...
Sofia has an undeserved reputation as a hard-edged post-communist city, full of concrete and grays. In reality, Sofia is full of teal and gold domes, red tulips, and yellow brick roads — yes, really! While Sofia certainly has its gritty side, it’s also...
Welcome to Sofia Adventures! We're Stephanie and Allison, two American travel bloggers who moved to Bulgaria. We use Sofia as our base to discover our favorite region in the world - the Balkans! We're here to share our knowledge from our past 3+ years of traveling the Balkans and inspire you to plan a trip to this beautiful part of the world.
