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SNAPSHOT
Summer is a great time to be in Sofia, with the weather surprisingly warm and pavement cafés opening up with abandon. A slew of music festivals hit the city from SeeMe Sofia to folk and jazz events.
FROM AIRPORT TO CITY
Use our P-AIR shuttle bus service between Sofia Airport and any address in Sofia downtown and vice versa. The cost is €7 and €14 return.
FOOD
Kashtata s Chasovnika
15 Moskovska ul, +369 (02) 932 7595, www.clockhousebg.com Dress very smartly at this elegant venue near the old imperial palace. It’s visited by the government elite and local celebrities.
Rimini
40 Graf Ignatiev ul Food adventures won’t be disappointed by this rough and ready place serving Bulgarian canteen Food.
FRIENDS
National Natural History Museum
1 Tsar Osvoboditel bul.
Wander into this mausoleum of stuffed animals and other zoological specimens. And watch out for the live reptiles.
Graf Ignatiev
Stroll along this atmospheric pedestrianised street, browsing market stalls and the heady air of shopping.
In the summer months people even picnic on the grass verges.
INSIDER TIP
During the summer months this is a great city for inventive salads.
The classic is shopska salata – a huge healthful bowl of mixed leaves and chopped vegetables topped with white cheese.
Words Catherine Quinn |
