Private tour

Sofia: Guided City Tour with Food Tasting

Activity provider: City Tour Sofia
Private tour

Sofia: Guided City Tour with Food Tasting

Activity provider: City Tour Sofia

From US$ 72.16 per person

Take the opportunity to discover the rich history of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. Throughout your experience, you will also try some of the most popular traditional local food and drinks.

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Duration 3 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Private group

Experience

Highlights
  • Discover the heritage of Sofia and its old buildings with a guided tour
  • Visit the most important cultural and historical places
  • Learn more about the typical local foods and drinks
  • Sample delicious local cuisines
  • Try local drinks such as ayran and beer
Full description
Your tour starts at 12:30PM from the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. From there, your guide will take you around all of the interesting sites in the center of Sofia. You will visit sites such as the Cathedral, the Basilica, the Presidency, the Rotunda, the Roman heritage, and more. They will also tell you about the history of the sites, as well as about the overall history of Sofia and Bulgaria. While you enjoy the sightseeing tour, your guide will also take you to some "hidden" places, which you would have difficulty finding on your own. In these places you will have the chance to try some of the most famous Bulgarian drinks and foods such as ayran: a salty yogurt drink, banithsa: pastry with white cheese, shopksa salad: a traditional Bulgarian salad with tomatoes and cucumbers, local meze, home-style bread, local beer, and some sweets. Overall there are 3 stops for such food tastings, and generally the food is enough to get you satisfied. The tour eventually ends between 3:30PM-4:00PM next to the covered market, near the Serdica metro station in the city center.
Includes
  • Private local guide
  • Sightseeing tour through the heart of Sofia
  • Free entrance to the Alexandet Nevsky Cathedral, the Saint Sofia Basilica, and the Saint George Rotunda
  • Food tastings as mentioned
  • Additional food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Not suitable for
  • People with mobility impairments

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Meeting point

The meeting point is in front of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

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It was well organized walking tour. The guide was indeed vere competent and caring person . She managed to tell the history architecture and social life of Sofia within few hours and the börek House she suggested and the Restaurant were aksı very good. Thanks and happy new Year.

December 31, 2022

August 24, 2022

Product ID: 316642