Bulgaria · GoGo City Guide

Sofia

3 Days in Sofia

7Stops1UNESCO Site+16Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumCentre

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Gold domes, and the icon crypt below.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1 h

    Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

    Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

  3. 19:30
    1.5 h

    Shopska salad and kavarma

    Food

    Sofia restaurants

Day 2Day TripFullRila

Rila Monastery

Striped arcades and painted church in the mountains.

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Day 3City DayMediumCentre

Serdica and Tolerance Square · Vitosha Boulevard

Roman ruins in the metro, a mosque, a synagogue and churches side by side. The main walking street towards the mountain.

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Day Trip

Seven Rila Lakes

Chairlift and a hike past glacial lakes.

Day Trip

Plovdiv

The Roman theatre and the Revival-era old town.

Half Day · UNESCO

Boyana Church

Frescoes from 1259 at the foot of Vitosha.

Half Day

National Art Gallery

In the former royal palace.

When to Go

This version is for May–Jun, Sep–Oct. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jun (90 mm), driest Nov (40 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER