THIS Is Why YOU Should Visit SOFIA BULGARIA! 🇧🇬 [Sofia Things To Do]

Today w'ere exploring the best things to do in SOFIA BULGARIA!!🇧🇬
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As you'll see in this video, there are absolutely NO shortage of things to do in Sofia Bulgaria. We absolutely loved our time in Sofia & can guarantee you'll love it as well. Come check out the best things to do in Sofia with us!
We kicked Sofia off with coffee & breakfast at a place called Rainbow Factory. This is consistently rated the highest among the coffee shops & breakfast spots in Sofia & it’s VERY convenient for us since our Airbnb is basically right above it.
Nearby is a historical site called St. George Rotunda. This church is located in the courtyard of the Government Office so you’ll be able to easily find it from the center of Sofia. It’s believed to be the oldest building in Sofia, dating back to the beginning of the 4th century AD during the reign of Constantine the Great. It’s currently operational as a temple & holds daily worship services of Byzantine music.
Also while you're over here, make sure to check out Sofia's most beautiful statue, Saint Sofia Monument!
Next up was the Sofia History Museum. It’s about a five minute walk from the Saint Sofia Monument & to that point, Sofia as a city is very walkable. Most stops today are within about 10 minutes of each other so you can see a ton within a few hours. The Sofia History Museum is located inside the former building of the Central Mineral Baths & is centered around the archeology, ethnography, & cultural history of Sofia. It holds over 120,000 historical objects, dating between 6th millenium BC up to the 1940s. The two-storied museum has eight halls, each focusing on different themed historical moments & periods during Sofia’s existence.
One of the top things to do in Sofia is to stroll down Vitosha Boulevard. This street is home to popular restaurants, shops, & provides an incredible view of the nearby Vitosha Mountain, which is where the street got its name from. We stopped to grab some barbecue at Ribs Brothers & it was great!
Next up on our things to do in Sofia was to head over to the City Garden. This is the oldest & most central public garden. It’s been around since 1872 & the locals love it. Also if you’re visiting the city park then make sure to check out the Ivan Vazov National Theater!
Without question, the top of the list of things to do in Sofia is to visit Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. It’s a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral that serves as the seat of the country’s patriarch is named after Alexander Nevsky.
Next to Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is the Church of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker. It’s referred to in short as the Russian Church since it’s built in the traditional Russian style of domed towers & elaborate facades.
Next up on our list of things to do in Sofia was to get traditional Bulgarian food at a place called Moma. Make sure to stop there whenever you're visiting Sofia!
Sofia has a rapidly growing craft beer scene so we headed to a place called Vitamin B. We got some local beers and wrapped our day exploring Sofia in the best way possible.
Thanks so much for watching our vlog on the best things to do in Sofia! Please leave a LIKE if you enjoyed the video as it helps us tremendously, & be sure to subscribe to follow along! Thanks so much again and see you soon!
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00:00 INTRO!
00:19 STOP 1: BREAKFAST AT RAINBOW FACTORY
01:07 STOP 2: ST. GEORGE ROTUNDA
01:45 STOP 3: SAINT SOFIA MONUMENT
02:21 STOP 4: SOFIA HISTORY MUSEUM
03:41 STOP 5: VITOSHA BOULEVARD
04:33 STOP 6: LUNCH AT RIBS BROTHERS
05:53 STOP 7: CITY GARDEN
06:30 STOP 8: ALEXANDER NEVSKY CATHEDRAL
07:22 STOP 9: CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
08:09 STOP 10: BULGARIAN FOOD AT MOMA
09:46 STOP 11: BEERS AT VITAMIN B

[@JulieAndFriends]

Thanks for the detailed video. I had a great time watching it and discovered some things about Sofia, which I’m visiting next week. Keep up the good work👍🏻

[@ProbablyLost]

Julie TRUST us when we say, Sofia is going to REALLY surprise you. We had absolutely no clue what to think before arriving, but within the first hour we fell in love. You're going to have so much fun!! Thanks so much for watching!!!

[@user-oy2nr5sr3n]

МОЯ КРАСИВА, ХУБАВА, ПРЕКРАСНА И ЛЮБИМА СОФИЯ! МНОГО МИ ЛИПСВА МОЯТА РОДИНА! ЩЕ СЕ ВЪРНА СЪВСЕМ СКОРО!

[@ProbablyLost]

Ние наистина харесахме София и нямаме търпение да се върнем също! Благодаря ви много, че гледахте нашето видео!😊

[@ImogenWhite]

Your Vlogs are amazing!! Hannah and Trey, you are such a nice couple who just want to make me travel!!! Can't wait to explore Sofia next week. You really need to do a Q and A about your trip!

[@ProbablyLost]

You're seriously SO SWEET!!! We can't thank you enough for your kind words. We absolutely love what we do & supportive, kind people like you make us want to keep going & improving with every video. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!❤️

[@thegallivanthropologists]

Love a good breakfast or brunch. Another fun video my friends.

[@ProbablyLost]

Thank you so much!!!! We talk about that breakfast literally ALL the time. It's near the top of the best breakfasts we had all year while we were in Europe. Thank you so much for watching!!!:)

[@thegallivanthropologists]

@@ProbablyLost YW. Looking forward to keeping in touch.

[@janminor1848]

Oh my! What a wonderful video.... the cathedral was beautiful! I'm curious, was the BBQ there similar to Southern BBQ in regards to spices and flavor? It looked delicious with plentiful portions. 😋 Looking forward to your tour of Romania ! 🇷🇴

[@ProbablyLost]

Thank you so much for watching!!! So the BBQ was very good, but honestly it wasn't as good as the stuff back home. Granted, that's probably just my bias showing😂 they definitely know how to eat though. Bulgaria's been the most surprising country thus far. It's amazing to us that it isn't more popular!

[@ericwardlaw2355]

Y'all are the best travel couple on KZbin! Y'all are the cool modern version of Rick Steves! That video was amazing!! I cracked up on the pumpkin spice comment at the beginning. Lol keep up the great work! Was the BBQ as good as from back home in TN?

[@ProbablyLost]

Thank you so much for the high praise Eric!!! We love Rick Steves! He was the one that first started introducing us to Europe, & every once in awhile we'll watch one of his videos of a place we've been so we can see what we did & didn't do. It's so fun watching his videos now though. As far as the BBQ goes, it wasn't as smokey as the stuff back home. Granted we lived in Nashville for 8 years before we left so we were REALLY spoiled for amazing BBQ, but this stuff was definitely good enough to satisfy the craving. The corn was the deceptively good part. I have no idea what type of butter they used on it but MANNN it was heavenly😂 Thank you so much for watching Eric!!!

[@COMEINTOMYWORLD]

Another great video! Wonder where after Romania?!

[@ProbablyLost]

Thank you so much for the kind words!!!❤️ ALL OVER the place🤣 We have 10 more countries after Romania that we plan to show you guys so stay tuned!!!☺️

[@TheEddyrose1]

I saw you posted a new video and guess what? Before watching it I followed your advice when you responded to my last comment. I ate first! I just finished watching and I had to laugh, this afternoon we had a BBQ in our yard and when I saw Hannah eating that pulled pork with fries and corn, that's exactly what I had! Beautiful city, I've just got to go there sometimes in the future, Love your videos, as Eric wrote, definitely much better than Rick Steves in Europe! You guys are the best!

[@ProbablyLost]

That's EXACTLY why I mentioned in the last video to eat first!!🤣🤣 The food in Sofia was out of this world. They had everything, even a Mexican restaurant!! We found ourselves eating out almost every night mostly because of the prices, but also because you can find just about any cuisine you could want there. We have a little list of places we've been to that we could spend weeks in at a time & Sofia's in our top 3. It's just such a great city. You guys are the best though!! We can't thank you enough for all the kind words you give us. You definitely keep us going and pushing along on this journey!!!!

[@BGivka]

Thanks for this! I haven't been to Sofia since 2010...which sucks considering i was born there.

[@ProbablyLost]

Thank you very much for watching!!! We always try and do our best to show why people need to visit so having someone like you who knows Sofia approve our video seriously means the world to us. I'm 100% Sofia's changed a lot since 2010 so hopefully you're able to get back in the near future to enjoy it!!! It's such a great city. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch our vlog!!!😊

[@videocloset5278]

Keep them coming. When are you guys visiting Balkans? Love the Mosque 👍👌

[@ProbablyLost]

We've been in most of the Balkans for the last month but we'll have some more in the coming week!! We LOVE this region!!

[@sasho888prm]

Bulgaria is at the heart of the Balkans, so I'm not sure what you had in mind.

[@user-oy2nr5sr3n]

MY PRETTY, BEAUTIFUL, WONDEEFUL AND BELOVED SOFIA! I MISS VERY MUCH MY MOTHEELAND!

[@ProbablyLost]

It's so beautiful & we absolutely LOVED our time in Sofia!!!!

[@dreamsbecomewings]

We were searching for some vlogs from Sofia cause we are traveling there in a week. While browsing we saw your video and were like: „Hey, we met this guys in Chiang Mai!“ Lovely vlog! 😍

[@ProbablyLost]

You guys are going to love Sofia!!!! It’s such an underrated city. Let us know if you like it and try to get outside of the city for a day trip if you can. We’ve heard the surrounding mountains are INCREDIBLE!!! Have a great trip y’all!!❤️

[@dreamsbecomewings]

@@ProbablyLost Will do! Thank you! 🥰

[@vikivik7217]

OMG, you should have visited Dabov Specialty coffee! The have the best coffees in the Universe! 🤩🥰

[@mu4a4o7]

Niceeeee

[@tayejnr]

Love your videos! Quick question please. I have a week (5 days) in September that I plan to split between Bucharest and Sofia. Having been to both, which one would you recommend I spend more time in… 3 days in one and 2 in another?

[@ProbablyLost]

Hi! Thank you so much!! If it were up to us, we'd probably spend the more time in Sofia. This primarily comes down to us not being able to spend a day taking a trip around the area. The great thing about Sofia is that a lot of the big tourist spots are well within walking distance from each other, whereas Bucharest is much more spread out. We only spent a couple of days in Sofia & regretted it MASSIVELY. So our choice is definitely Sofia! Hopefully this helps a bit, & thank you so much for taking the time to watch our videos!!!

[@nikolaydimitrov3746]

I’m a from Bulgaria

[@paulmuir2184]

Hi Guys - I’m just back from Riga, Latvia.. what a place! And as always happened after a city break you want to plan the next one straight away! Just a quick question, I’d watched the Bucharest video too although I can’t help but think Sofia looks a fair bit nicer.. seemed to be a lot more graffiti in Bucharest and a bit more run down, that might not be the case though but just wanted to check if you’s say Sofia was probably the more appealing city overall and on the eye?

[@ProbablyLost]

Hi Paul!! I can’t tell you how jealous I am that you made it to Riga. We want to get up there so bad!! As far as Sofia and Bucharest, I’ll admit we honestly were really impressed by the beauty in Sofia. I would say it’s definitely easier on the eye than Bucharest. The good thing about Bucharest though is that you’re a short train ride to the mountains, which I can’t recommend enough. Sinaia and Brasov are stunning and well worth spending more time in that Bucharest in my opinion. Bucharest has a great beer and has a lot more to see than Sofia, but it’s also more spread out. You can see a bulk of the historial sights in Sofia within two days. They’re both great but from an aesthetic perspective, I’d have to give Sofia the edge. They’re both really awesome though so you’ve only got great options!! Hopefully this helps a bit, and thanks so much for taking the time to watch our video!!!

[@paulmuir2184]

@@ProbablyLost I appreciate the response guys, massively! You will love Riga for sure.. I can confirm that. Great place, beautiful architecture, geeat pubs/restaurants, nice gardens to walk through etc. I’ve got Sofia and Ljubljana on my list for next year.. great video guys 👏

[@danielhillier7417]

I plan on going with a friend most likely next year. How was the language barrier. I only speak english.

[@ProbablyLost]

You'll absolutely love your time there! There's definitely a language barrier but not nearly as significant as we thought before our visit. We stuck to the center of Sofia for the most part & always encountered servers/bartenders/people that spoke very fluent english. You shouldn't have any issues at all. Have a great time on your visit!! It's 100% an incredibly underrated city.

[@danielhillier7417]

@@ProbablyLost Thankyou for the reply. I'm definitely looking forward to it.

[@Elitsa1386]

St. Sofia is the oldest church in Eastern Europe!

[@nikolaydimitrov3746]

Аз обичам моята държаа

[@user-rz4fj7qb7p]

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[@Sofia_Transport_and_gaming]

I'm from sofia btw

[@ProbablyLost]

Sofia’s such a cool city!!!

[@Sofia_Transport_and_gaming]

@@ProbablyLost yes I know

[@morpheusvipbg]

There was nothing traditional (at least not Bulgarian) in that dinner ...

[@kaiokaio]

for tthe protocol: The Russian church is not Russian anymore. It belogs to the BG state! That is final response of the the supreme constitutional court decision. About min 7

[@krasimirkirev7178]

Your other half said it right: White brined cheese. It is not feta

[@ProbablyLost]

Thank you for clarifying Krasimir!!!!

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

Sausage? Come on, you could have done s lot better than this. You can ha e sausage anywhere in Europe. You really should hav e tried some traditional. Otherwise, a very nice video

[@ProbablyLost]

Oh we TOTALLY agree Rositsa!!! I'm (Trey) admittedly not the most adventurous of eaters, but the food we got was definitely delicious!! Our biggest regret was not spending more time in Bulgaria as a whole, but it just means that we're going to stay & see much more next time we're there. I feel like we just barely scratched the surface. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch our vlog!!😊

[@odalv316]

You stayed too long at Sofia. Plovdiv is much nicer.

[@justjack3075]

As a Bulgarian with common sense I advise to not visit Bulgaria. As a matter of fact you should avoid it along with KZbinr's advices majority of which a paid. Almost every other tourist destination in the region is way better, safer, cheaper and you won't suffer from food poisoning...

[@ProbablyLost]

We weren't paid by anyone to visit anywhere. We absolutely loved Sofia & couldn't recommend it enough to anyone trying to get a feel for what Bulgaria's like. Our only regret is that we didn't stay longer & see more places!

[@justjack3075]

@@ProbablyLost Why so defensive? I clearly said its the majority and didn't specify which channels. I am glad you had a good time even tho I hardly belive it...

[@kaloqnmarinov7759]

least depressed bulgarian

[@teodorazlatevska6618]

Typical bulgarian not appreciating what they have.

[@Yavor0971]

Meds!💊

[@stuartvan]

that girl looks like the white chicks from the movie....white chicks....! good video though.

[@ProbablyLost]

I'm not really sure if this is a complement lol... but thanks for watching 😅