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Overview
- Explore the communist history of Sofia through its imposing architecture
- See the Monument to the Soviet Army at Borissova Garden
- Discover where the elite would shop at the Central Department Store
- Purchase communist relics at an antiques market
Activity location
- Sofia
- Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Meeting/Redemption Point
- бул. Цар Освободител 22, метростанция Софийски университет "Св. Климент, Охридски, 1113 Doctor's Garden, Sofia, Bulgaria | Meet at the Tourist Information Center, bul. Tsar Osvoboditel 22, Sofia.
- Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
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Sorry this activity isn't available on Thu, 19 Jun
What's included, what's not
- English-speaking guide
- Public transport ticket
- Food and drinks
- Optional service charge
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
What you can expect
Discover the communist remnants of Sofia city centre on a walking tour with an English-speaking guide. Benefit from their expertise about the communist era and its architecture.
See the imposing Monument to the Soviet Army at Borissova Garden, and then ride a trolley bus with the locals to experience a relic from olden times. Arrive at the impressive National Palace of Culture, the largest congress hall in the Balkans. Discover a piece of the Berlin Wall, which fell just one day before the radical changes that occurred in Bulgaria in 1989.
Walk down Vitosha boulevard to reach the former headquarters of the Communist Party. See the upmarket Central Department Store (TZUM), where the elite would shop. Continue to the site of the former Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum on Prince Alexander of Battenberg Square. End at the antiques market outside Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and pick up some communist relics.
Location
Activity location
- Sofia
- Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Meeting/Redemption Point
- бул. Цар Освободител 22, метростанция Софийски университет "Св. Климент, Охридски, 1113 Doctor's Garden, Sofia, Bulgaria | Meet at the Tourist Information Center, bul. Tsar Osvoboditel 22, Sofia.
- Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria