Vitosha Boulevard (Vitoshka) Tours

Often known as “Vitoshka,” Vitosha Boulevard is Sofia’s main commercial street. Partially pedestrianized, it runs from the historic center to South Park, with most of the action concentrated at the northern end. Vitoshka is home to higher-end stores and cafés, St. Nedelya Church, the huge Communist-era TSUM store, and more.
The Basics
There’s no charge to visit Vitosha Boulevard, and most visitors to Sofia will find themselves strolling along the street at one time or another, typically independently. Some tours of Communist-era Sofia visit here, for landmarks including TSUM, the former Communist Party headquarters, and the National Palace of Culture. More-historic tours may stop at the colonnaded Sofia Court House or the 19th-century St. Nedelya Cathedral. For most visitors, the shops in the side streets are going to be more interesting than the main stores.
Things to Know Before You Go
How to Get There
Vitosha Boulevard is located right in the heart of downtown Sofia, running south from St. Nedelya Cathedral to South Park, and the stretch between Alabin Street and Patriarch Evtimiy Boulevard is pedestrianized. Vitosha Boulevard is an easy walk from much Sofia city center accommodation, but if you’re traveling by metro the best stops are Serdika and NDK.
When to Get There
Like so many shopping and dining streets, Vitosha Boulevard is at its liveliest on weekends. If people-watching is your thing, that’s the time to visit, particularly on warm days when the open-air cafés fill up. Almost all stores are open on Sundays, though hours are typically a little shorter than midweek.
Vitosha Boulevard: What’s in a Name?
Vitosha Boulevard takes its name from Mt. Vitosha, the great slab of mountain that dominates Sofia’s low-rise skyline and is home to an ever-popular national park. After Bulgarians freed themselves from Ottoman rule in 1883, they gave the street the name Vitosha Street. Many of its most striking structures were built between the two world wars.
The Basics
There’s no charge to visit Vitosha Boulevard, and most visitors to Sofia will find themselves strolling along the street at one time or another, typically independently. Some tours of Communist-era Sofia visit here, for landmarks including TSUM, the former Communist Party headquarters, and the National Palace of Culture. More-historic tours may stop at the colonnaded Sofia Court House or the 19th-century St. Nedelya Cathedral. For most visitors, the shops in the side streets are going to be more interesting than the main stores.
Things to Know Before You Go
- Vitosha Boulevard is worth a look for anyone exploring Sofia’s historic center.
- The Bulgarian lev (BGN) is pegged to the euro, so shopping will be a good value when the euro is weak and less of a value when it’s strong.
- As it’s pedestrianized in places, Vitosha Boulevard is one of Sofia’s more wheelchair-friendly streets.
How to Get There
Vitosha Boulevard is located right in the heart of downtown Sofia, running south from St. Nedelya Cathedral to South Park, and the stretch between Alabin Street and Patriarch Evtimiy Boulevard is pedestrianized. Vitosha Boulevard is an easy walk from much Sofia city center accommodation, but if you’re traveling by metro the best stops are Serdika and NDK.
When to Get There
Like so many shopping and dining streets, Vitosha Boulevard is at its liveliest on weekends. If people-watching is your thing, that’s the time to visit, particularly on warm days when the open-air cafés fill up. Almost all stores are open on Sundays, though hours are typically a little shorter than midweek.
Vitosha Boulevard: What’s in a Name?
Vitosha Boulevard takes its name from Mt. Vitosha, the great slab of mountain that dominates Sofia’s low-rise skyline and is home to an ever-popular national park. After Bulgarians freed themselves from Ottoman rule in 1883, they gave the street the name Vitosha Street. Many of its most striking structures were built between the two world wars.
Address: Vitosha Boulevard, Sofia, Bulgaria
17 Tours and Activities to Experience Vitosha Boulevard (Vitoshka)
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The Most Affordable Private Sofia Walking Tour
Lovers of history will thrill to this action-packed private walking tour that takes you from the 4th-century Rotunda of St. George to grand 20th-century architecture. Stops include the Ottoman-era Banya Bashi Mosque, the Cathedral St. Alexander Nevski with its glorious icons, and the Ivan Vazov National Theater.
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Private City Tour of Sofia
Check off Sofia’s key landmarks in minimum time on this comprehensive private chauffeured city tour. Exploring with your private guide, see Cathedral Saint Alexander Nevski, Saint Sofia Church, the Banya Bashi Mosque, Borisova Gradina gardens, the National Art Gallery, and so much more. Tour includes door-to-door transport but excludes any entrance fees.
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Private Sofia City Tour by Bike
Take the opportunity to experience Sofia’s compact city center by bike. Accompanied by an English-speaking guide and equipped with a rented bicycle, make your way through many of the city’s green spaces. Ride through the centrally-located Boris Garden, Loven Park, and Yuzhen Park for an active exploration of Bulgaria’s capital.
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Private Mountain Biking in Vitosha from Sofia
Experience Vitosha Mountain by mountain bike on this tour. Equipped with a hardtail mountain bike and helmet, depart from the village of Yarlovo with your guide. Bike on dirt roads past beech forests and meadows on your ascent. As you descend the mountain, enjoy panormaic views of the Rila Mountain.
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Private Communist Sofia Walking Tour
History buffs and anyone with an interest in the Communist era will love this informative walking tour, led by a historian guide. Learn about everyday life for Bulgarians during the Communist period as you tour the city’s key Communist sites. See the Soviet Army Monument, the National Palace of Culture Congress Center, and the Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum, and shop for relics at the Flea Market.
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Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas

Private Sofia Walking Tour
With this Private Tour, we want to show to you the most iconic spots in Sofia, the city we know and love, highlighted in a curious and fascinating way.
We will meet you with the mixture of ancient, communist, oriental, Roman and orthodox elements in the history, architecture, kitchen, and culture.
We are passionate about history fans and travelers and know how to run an extraordinary Private Walking Tour!
We can meet for a coffee in a very pleasant cafe and then we will walk with you to the most famous sites in the city, will show you a different angle to the traditional sightseeing spots and uncover secluded city treasures.
We will answer your questions about the places, culture, local habits, cuisine, and country.
The tour is part history, part sightseeing, part cultural.
All the best parts in one!
We run also a travel blog Smartplannyways in English and German describing various eco-trails and fascinating destinations in Bulgaria.
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Self-guided Discovery Walk in Sofia’s Centre: 7 millennia of secrets
Did you know Sofia is one of the oldest capitals in Europe? Just imagine the amount of (secret) stories it has to tell. On this self-guided walk, you’ll discover poetry on the walls, be amused by a peculiar story of gold figures on the National Theatre, and refresh by the mineral water springs. Explore Sofia’s centre by solving fun location-based riddles and following in the footsteps of the creator with Bulgarian roots, Alex. You’ll come across ancient ruins, admire majestic churches and unlock stories of mighty empires and communist regimes that shaped the city over its rich history.
This playful walk across Sofia sharpens your senses and encourages you to appreciate the most wonderful – and often hidden – details around you. Whether you know the centre of Sofia or just start exploring here, this experience gives you a perspective on discovery that will inspire your curiosity wherever you go next.
You can fully enjoy this experience while staying in your own group.
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Bulgaria: el mejor tour en 8 días y con Guía de habla española
Este viaje de 8 días / 7 pernoctas le permitirá conocer lo mejor de Bulgaria, tanto ciudades milenarias como Sofía y Plovdiv, como sus pueblos tradicionales con su exótica arquitectura, su rica gastronomía y una mezcla de culturas eslavas, búlgaras, otomanas, mediterráneas, etc. que es única en Europa. Sin olvidar sus míticos monasterios ortodoxos enclavados entre boscosas montañas... Para su comodidad estarán acompañados de un guía de habla española en las visitas turísticas y en los traslados por carretera.
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Sofia walking tour
Sofia is one of the oldest cities in Europe. See it with a local guide by booking our Sofia walking tour. Learn about the history, culture and lifestyle of Bulgarians during a nice walk in the city center. Sofia walking tour would show you the main landmarks of our capital, plus leaving you with a nice impression of this part of Europe.
The tour could be in English, German, Spanish, Arabic and other languages.
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Private Every Day Sofia Walking Tour
Be with your guide on a 3-4 hour private tour of Sofia showing you all for the fraction of the cost. Get an e-guide in your preferred language.
The best quality/price ratio tour in Sofia showing you all privately
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Pokémon GO Private Tour of Sofia
Typical sightseeing tours can be very fact heavy, which isn’t ideal for energetic visitors or families with kids. Discover Sofia on a private Pokémon GO tour, and visit landmarks including the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Banya Bashi Mosque, and St. George Church rotunda while catching wild pokémon on your mobile app. Save time finding a meeting point with included hotel pickup and drop-off, and benefit from insights and tips provided by your guide.
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Privater Sofia Spaziergang
Mit dieser Privattour möchten wir Ihnen die ikonischsten Orte in Sofia zeigen, die Stadt, die wir kennen und lieben, auf eine neugierige und faszinierende Weise hervorgehoben.
Wir treffen Sie mit der Mischung aus antiken, kommunistischen, orientalischen, römischen und orthodoxen Elementen in Geschichte, Architektur, Küche und Kultur.
Wir sind leidenschaftliche Geschichtsfans und Reisende und wissen, wie man eine außergewöhnliche Private Walking Tour durchführt!
Wir können uns in einem sehr angenehmen Café treffen und dann mit Ihnen zu den berühmtesten Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt gehen, Ihnen einen anderen Blickwinkel als die traditionellen Sehenswürdigkeiten zeigen und abgelegene Stadtschätze entdecken.
Wir beantworten Ihre Fragen zu Orten, Kultur, Küche und Land.
Die Tour ist Teil Geschichte, Teil Sightseeing, Teil Kulturell. Alles Gute in einem!
Ich betreibe einen Reiseblog Smartplannyways, in dem verschiedene faszinierende Ziele in Bulgarien beschrieben werden.
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9 days Bulgaria Round Tour - Adventure in Nature and History
Intensive roundtrip with a rent-a-car, where tourists see most of the country, change the landscape almost every day, explore soul-stirring sceneries, religious and cultural relics, relax in picturesque old towns and soak up the sea sun.
Organization of accommodation in small charming family-owned hotels where you can feel the authentic and unique local atmosphere.
With our tailored packages, you can explore on your own not only top-rated spots but also little-known treasure troves.
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10 Days Bulgaria Round Tour - Urban & Sea Experience
Roundtrip with a rent-a-car. Longer stays (2 days) at every location and day trips to close attractions. Ramble around the cobblestoned streets of the old towns, enjoy a refreshing walk in the woods, immerse in the luring waters of the Black Sea.
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11 Days Bulgaria Round Tour - Stunning Big Voyage
Intensive roundtrip where people see many different fragments of the colorful Bulgarian mosaic: past, art, lakes, caves, waterfalls, castles, small authentic towns, beaches.
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Self-Guided Tour in Sofia
An unique product allowing great flexibility and travel at your own pace whenever you want in the Bulgaria capital Sofia. All the information from our human guides is included in the electronic guide that would be personalized for you and sent. Explore Sofia like no other at a very cheap cost.
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Sofia Complete Virtual Tour with Local Live Guide
We are taking you on a virtual tour of the Bulgarian capital - Sofia. Truly amazing, full of rich history Sofia would enchant you even virtually. We shall do our best to present you everything in 1,5 hours time with secrets from the guides, lots of story telling and taking you around all the most important sights. A total of 18 sights would be explored and you would understand why Sofia is a focal point of the Bulgarian tourism. This virtual tour would make you want and need more information for Bulgaria.
You would have the opportunity to ask questions and make this as a discussion in the end.
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