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This Sofia 4k video introduces Sofia Bulgaria, one of the great European cities for travel. In this Bulgaria travel video, I will show you the 25 best places to see in Sofia Bulgaria. This trip was my first time in Sofia and I was blown away by the many great places in Sofia. Bulgaria's capital city is a truly historic city in Southeastern Europe and one can easily explore it by foot. There's so much to see in Sofia Bulgaria and I have put together a great walking tour that will cover the most important things to see in Sofia. So if you are wondering what to see in Sofia and how to best visit Sofia, this Bulgaria 4k video is for you. I will cover some of the best churches to see in Eastern Europe, amazing historic monuments, including a metro station that feels like a museum, mosques, markets, galleries and much more. Stick around to the end for some amazing places that are off the beaten path and a tip for a fantastic local traditional restaurant serving the best Bulgarian food.
Check out Sofia with the chapters of my Sofia virtual tour:
0:00 Introduction
1:35 National Palace of Culture
2:33 Basement shops / Kleg shops
2:53 Vitosha blvd
3:35 Saint Sofia Statue
4:33 Ancient Serdica complex and metro station
5:59 Square of religious tolerance: Sveta Nedelya
6:44 Banya Bashi Mosque
7:35 Sofya Synagogue
8:25 Central Market Hall
9:21 Central Mineral baths
10:17 St Gorge Rotunda Church
11:19 Presidential Palace & Changing of the Guard
12:35 City Garden
13:13 Sofia City Art Gallery
13:45 Ivan Vazov National Theater
14:20 National Art Gallery
14:51 Russian Church Sveti Nikolay Mirlikiiski
15:48 Chrystal Garden, Stefan Stambolov monument, and Monument of Bulgarian Volunteers
16:44 Monument of the Unknown Soldier
17:07 St Alexander Nevski Cathedral
18:48 National Assembly and Tsar Osvoboditel square
19:16 Tsar Ivan Shishman Street and Street Art
20:01 Snail House
21:00 Park Kambanite Bells monument
24:19 Traditional Bulgarian restaurant
This was my first time in Bulgaria and this Sofia Bulgaria travel video and provides information that is good to know about Bulgaria before you go to Bulgaria. Bulgaria is a good idea for your next vacation if you enjoy the beautiful nature in Southeastern Europe and you want to get history in Southeastern Europe. It's a bit off the major tourist maps and and if you're looking for Southeastern Europe vacation ideas, definitely check out beautiful Bulgaria. Should you visit Bulgaria for yourself, this Bulgaria 4k video will give you a good head start.
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@januslog Год назад

Hi everybody, here’s my comprehensive video on Sofia, a historical city that I highly recommend you check out if you get a chance. I hope you will enjoy and wish you a blessed week ahead 🌺

@todorvalchinov7412 Год назад

Great video! Btw Sveta Nedelya is Bulgarian orthodox church, our Church is separate from the Russian and way older.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for clarifying 👍

@user-oy2nr5sr3n Год назад

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

@misstwii34 Год назад

Hello Janus, I have never seen so much of this beautiful city of Sofia like you show on this wonderful tour. As usual, keep up with your great work.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you very much Twii 🙏🌺

@sasho888prm Год назад

It's around the 9th-10th centuries AD when Bulgaria was the literary and spiritual centre of Slavic Europe and it's lands stretched all the way north to modern Ukraine, all the way west to the Adriatic sea and all the way south to the Aegean.

@user-se7zm6wj5i Год назад

Thank you for this wonderful tour of Sofia!

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for watching again 🙏

@kimkennedy8636 Год назад

LOL! "Rabbit with expired shooting license" stew! Looks yummy. Excellent video, my friend. Now, I know exactly where to go my first trip to Sofia.

@januslog Год назад

Haha, that’s a great restaurant and the titles of the dishes were so funny! Wishing you a great trip!

@raven126entertainment 10 месяцев назад

I am moving to Bulgaria in 2025. I just found your channel & subscribed. Will be giving you plenty of Hours Watched as I check out all your videos on Bulgaria.

@januslog 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much I’m glad you enjoyed and look forward to hearing what you think of my other videos 👍🌺

@dankadesign7462 Год назад

Lovely done👍.never been to Bulgaria.Should check in my next visit to Europe .

@januslog Год назад

Thank you Dana. Yes, it’s somewhat underrated but one of the most fascinating places I’ve seen in Europe 👍

@tomaszcz7928 Год назад

You make really nice video(s) ! Excellent. I visited Sofia 2 weeks ago.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you! I’m sure you’ve enjoyed 👍😊

@OmniaInNumerisSitaSunt Год назад

Very nice video of Sofia. Thank you for sharing with us this interesting tour. 🥰👍💖

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for watching again Larissa 🌺

@patrickcooper9658 Год назад

Thank you Sir for the great educational and at the same time fun time. Well done job.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you very much Patrick 👍🌺

@mohammadabulhasan679 Год назад

Amazing city i am coming soon at winter ❤️❤️❤️bulgaria

@januslog Год назад

That’s awesome, wishing you happy travels 👍

@mohammadabulhasan679 Год назад

@@januslog thanks bro❤️❤️❤️

@Newbihno Год назад

Nooo, not at Winter! The charm of the city is that it is very green. A lot of trees, grass, etc. Winter time is worst time to visit!

@margaux_la_glace 11 месяцев назад

Amazing video! thank you a lot!!!

@januslog 11 месяцев назад

Thank you 🙏 Glad you liked it!

@maraluciaduclosduclos7496 2 месяца назад

Sofia'heart belongs to S. Paulo/Brazil. Everything is wonderful in my sweet Bulgária. Rain of kisses to Sofia, brst place to be

@januslog 2 месяца назад

It’s beautiful city in a beautiful country 🌺

@TheworldisblueDC 3 месяца назад

Thank you very much for all the information

@januslog 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching 👍🌺

@ivogalabov1973 Год назад

Welcome to Bulgaria!

@januslog Год назад

Thank you 🙏

@megataiman95 Год назад

Informative & straight forward guide 👍

@januslog Год назад

Thank you 🙏

@walkingeverywhere4k831 Год назад

Amazing video! I recorded there too in the summer! I'm glad this city gets more exposure because it's truly underrated! 🙂

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for watching. I agree 👍

@22Varg Год назад

This is one of the best made tourist videos i've seen on my city. Kudos! I will allow myself a slight, but very interesting correction. The after liberation architecture of Sofia is heavily influenced by Viennese architects as the building of the national theatre was designed by the same austrian architects that did the Volkstheater in Vienna. The national mineral baths, behind the mosque were designed by the first generation of Bulgarian architects, who studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology. It is not roman architecture, but an attempt to further develop the tradional bulgarian one, which on its own is influenced by the byzantine architectural style, into a more modern 19th, early 20th century style. The central market building, which you visited was designed in the same wave of architecture. All in all, absolutely great video.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you so much, I really appreciate 🙏. Thank you also for the additional info

@petrosk.7838 6 месяцев назад

Fantastic video! Thank you very much for all the recommendations! ❤️❤️❤️

@januslog 6 месяцев назад

You are so welcome! I’m glad you found the video useful

@junshen8040 Год назад

I was in Bulgaria over twenty years ago (time flies), Only changed the plane at the Sofia airport and landed in Varna. Hope you will have a video for Varna. Love the country and people. Thank you.

@januslog Год назад

That’s really cool! You much have fond memories. I unfortunately did not make it there as I spent more time in the central part. There’s so much to see 👍😊

@walkingeverywhere4k831 Год назад

I recently made a video about varna, it's such a beautiful city! 🙂

@RositsaPetrovarjp7 Год назад

Serdika is the name of Sofia since Thracian times. During Roman times the city was fortified and built following Roman architecture rules. It was well-known that where the Roman ruins were, some were unearthed long before the construction of the metro.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for these clarifications, very useful 👍

@nadiaslife7196 Год назад

Amazing video! Thank you so much for sharing my city Sofia in such a beautiful way 🙂

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for watching Nadia, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@objectiveg7448 Год назад

Such a beautiful place. I must note the excellent visual presentation - well done! Did you meet interesting people during your stay? Again, congratulations, I truly enjoyed it! If you allow me - a minor correction: 16:44 The Monument of Eternal Flame commemorates the unknown soldiers of Bulgaria who have fallen defending their country.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you very much! Yes, I met quite a few locals on my trip and all were super nice and hospitable 👍😊

@dhallow680 Год назад

The St. Nedelya Church is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox temple... Christian Russia did not exist back then.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for the clarification 👍

@bertmadou3187 3 месяца назад

Great video, I did not know Sofia was such a beautifull city. I hope to visit it at some time. 😀

@januslog 3 месяца назад

Thank you! It's indeed a fantastic city to visit, and still relatively affordable 👍

@sdsGujral 10 месяцев назад

Very informative, now i have much detailed understanding of the city of Sophia and Bulgaria in general , keep posting sir

@januslog 10 месяцев назад

Thank you, I will 👍😊

@UserName-mj5dp Год назад

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for watching 👍😊

@stephenhampson1577 Год назад

Thanks for this. Hoping to visit next September. Given me more ideas a d like the chapters and map

@januslog Год назад

Thank you I’m glad you found the video useful. Safe travels 👍

@meinvornamemeinnachname715 11 месяцев назад

I´ve been there and fell in love with the city. Thanks for this video.

@januslog 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it!

@justinagritzan Год назад

Did you discover all these beautiful places in one day? The Banja Baschi Mosque attract my attention 😍! Thank you Janus for producing this enjoyable video and for showcasing so many diverse and unique places, like Bells monument and Snail House:) Can't wait for the next episode! Greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩

@januslog Год назад

Hi Dina, I spent several days in Sofia. I think you can probably see all of these in three days if you’re not rushing it 👍😊

@irinarogozhova5303 Год назад

Thanks a lot for a great quality video!

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for watching 👍🌺

@pervaizakbar947 Год назад

Hi Janus you have shown the best attractions of Bulgarian culture including the historical buildings as well.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for watching 🙏

@Giahomemadeproductions Год назад

Congrats!! Awesome video. I am going to visit Sofia in November. Thanks for the video. I have also subscribed to your channel!!

@januslog Год назад

Thank you and wishing you great travels. It’s an awesome city! If you have some additional time, make sure to also visit some of the other cities in Bulgaria. There’s so much to see. Check out my videos for more 👍😊

@GPosner8 Год назад

A superb video. Your walking guide is great. I truly enjoy your videos. 👍🏻👍🏻

@januslog Год назад

Many thanks for watching 🙏😊

@patrickmurphy5842 10 месяцев назад

I ha da great time in Sofia - friendly people, beautiful girls and nice food.

@januslog 9 месяцев назад

It’s a beautiful city 👍

@debsmostexcellentadventure5353 Год назад

Enjoyed this video debs xx

@januslog Год назад

Thank you Debs 👍😊🌺

@irinamarinkova32 Год назад

Beautiful video. Thank you! ❤️

@januslog Год назад

Thank you 🙏

@nikolaimihailov2365 Год назад

Bravo!!! :)

@januslog Год назад

Thank you Nikolai 🙏

@kmunding6736 Год назад

Excellent detailed city tour ! Thank you !

@januslog Год назад

Thank you! I’m glad you liked the video 👍

@moneyprofessional Год назад

This was very useful for planning by visit to Sofia. Thanks Janus.

@januslog Год назад

Awesome, I’m glad you found the video useful. Safe travels 👍

@stevieg123456 Год назад

Great travelogue. I’m visiting Sofia next week and will definitely try to follow most of your recommendations. Thankyou.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you and safe travels! If you get some time, you may want to check out my other videos on Bulgaria for some additional tips 👍

@user-we8tl9yh4r 3 месяца назад

❤❤❤❤

@januslog 2 месяца назад

Thank you for watching 👍

@FrankieGoesTo86 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the excellent video Janus. I'm paying a solo visit soon before I start my new job and this has been really informative. Looking forward to the trip immensely.

@januslog 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching I’m glad you found the video useful Feel free to also check out my other videos on Bulgaria Wishing you a great trip

@valentinchiriac9117 Год назад

Excellent video: it remembers me about Aerial America serial.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you Valentin 👍

@natureallmighty Год назад

The monument of the unknown soldier is attached to a beautiful church that goes unnoticed a lot of the time - the Saint Sofia church, go check it out 😊

@januslog Год назад

Yes, I should have added it to the video list 👍👍

@ciwanechris1428 Год назад

Thank you for information I watch your videos from Canada 😀👍

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for watching 👍🌺

@kurd_daily Год назад

keep goin man❤

@januslog Год назад

Thanks for watching again Kurd 👍

@lizkb5473 Год назад

Janus really enjoyed this one. So many choices to see, I would have to see the snail house and basement shops. Did you get a chance to do a service at the Mosque? I would have to ring all the bells at the UNICEF Monument …the US one sure was tiny. The sound of the large ones is amazing….have a great week..another hot one.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you Liz, it’s a fascinating city to visit. I was able to pray there but unfortunately not during the official prayer times

@lizkb5473 Год назад

@@januslog sorry to hear that..I know that means a lot to you. Going to be cooler this weekend…..

@Anna-jr8gu Год назад

😍😍😍

@januslog Год назад

Thank you 🙏

@AksiniqIsrenova 2 месяца назад

🎉🎉🎉🎉

@januslog 2 месяца назад

Thank you 🌸🌸

@quartzmatter-pi9mq Год назад

Nice

@januslog Год назад

Thank you 👍

@user-ot8lb2qf5j Год назад

😊

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for watching

@Gunzberg Год назад

Als Du beim Snail House warst, war das nur ein Steinwurf von meiner Wohnung entfernt🙂 Falls Du wieder mal in BG bist, empfehle ich Dir Belogradchik zu besuchen. Lohnt sich auf jeden Fall

@pavelstoykov8946 Месяц назад

Best video I have seen about sofia so far, you did a wonderful job. How long do you think doing this tour up until the cathedral would take?

@januslog Месяц назад

Thanks so much. You could do the tour in a day if you start early in the morning. The distance is definitely walkable so it depends da on how much time you want to spend in each location 😊

@pavelstoykov8946 Месяц назад

@@januslog thank you for the reply, i plan on going to sofia with my girlfriend in the summer and we plan to this walk, we probably are going to skip some locations so we hope to be able to do it within a day!

@januslog Месяц назад

@@pavelstoykov8946 that’s awesome! Wishing you happy travels 👍

@ynktbg Год назад

Честити покупки

@desssval Год назад

Nice video. Some clarifications: only one of the churches shown is Russian, all others are Bulgarian. Orthodox churches in general is national not supranational a bit like the Anglican church. Serbian, Greek, Bulgarian, Russian churches are equal in status. The monument with the lion and eternal flame is dedicated to the Bulgarian soldiers fallen in the wars of national unification. The inscription is from a touching poem by Ivan Vazov on a Bulgarian-Serbian war in 1885. Nice touch about the parliament - our politicians are heartily despised almost to a man (woman)

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for the clarification 👍

@QuantumBraced Год назад

It's nice that drones haven't been banned in Sofia, so we can get the beautiful views.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for watching 👍

@lesleysmith8300 Год назад

Looks like a beautiful place. I wonder what the weather is like all year round?

@januslog Год назад

I’m not sure. I was always lucky with the weather. In the summer, it’s definitely nice

@toreadoress Год назад

Forn Sofia: late November thru February is between -5 and +5 C on average, sometimes can get to -10 -15. March depends, some years can be cold other pretty warm. From April to mid June anything between 15 and 25, summers between 25 and 32, autumn between 10-20 and from ealey November drops down. It can fluctuate of course but on average is between these temperatures. Eastern Bulgaria and especially South Eastern parts (Upper Thrace valley) is generally warmer since it's surrounded by mountains which can block cold winds and air making it warmer and very hot during summers like 35 C and sometimes more. The hottest I ever experienced was 42 C

@TheRealRaygor Год назад

I'm married to a Bulgarian, and have visited Sofia many times, and you managed to find a few things I haven't seen yet!

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for watching. Im glad you found the video useful 👍

@radarwatcher1 Год назад

When was this video taken? I have been there several times in early May and mid September. This time of year looks beautiful. I truly hope I can get back to this beautiful city.

@januslog Год назад

Hi Steve, this was taken in August last year. Great weather but it was also super hot! 😊

@RositsaPetrovarjp7 Год назад

Kambanite, The Bells monument is definitely in Sofia, not outside. Bulgaria is in Southeastern Europe

@januslog Год назад

True, I meant outside the city center. It’s a bit of a drive to get there. Many thanks for watching 👍😊

@ivanpetrov5185 Год назад

It's outside Okolovrystnoto, so technically it is outside Sofia.

@user-tm2yw8dq2r 6 месяцев назад

I am sure that drone was detected by the presidential guards :D :D

@januslog 6 месяцев назад

Haha, it probably was Tbh, when I flew it, I didn’t know yet that I was flying over the presidential palace 😅

@IzikLeibovich-xy3vp 3 месяца назад

Hi. First of all great video. Can you please share the map?

@januslog 3 месяца назад

Many thanks for watching! Unfortunately, I don’t have a separate site to share any maps for now. I mainly produce these for my videos. It’s not ideal but maybe you could screenshot it?

@tinanikolova2320 Год назад

13:02 and also do a shit ton of drugs lol, beautiful video man

@januslog Год назад

Thank you 😊

@milenkirilov9681 Год назад

Awesome footage! It's kinda hard to get decent angles in post-communist cities as there's usually a lot of rust, chipped paint, dilapidated buildings and run-down sidewalks, but you did a great job.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you 👍😊

@roberthemsley2 Год назад

Where is a link to the map? couldn't find it in the descriptions.

@januslog Год назад

I don’t have the map as a downloadable file. I may do that going forward but for now, I only create the maps for my videos

@ki3zabLe Год назад

what the story behind the snail

@januslog Год назад

Im actually not sure. Maybe someone on here may know

@aleksandarbarbonelov5622 9 месяцев назад

Bro have better videos and cuts for Sofia,Bulgaria than the national Televisions does or anyone else ....

@januslog 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@user-tp1gw1fq8k 4 месяца назад

Най красивия град в България

@damom7 10 месяцев назад

Hi, I found three factual errors in your depiction of Sofia monuments. Here they are: 1) The Church St Nedelya, as all other Bulgarian churches are Bulgarian orthodoxe, and not Russian orthodoxe; 2) The eternal flame monument with the lion next to Alexander Nevski cathedral is dedicated to the Unknown soldier, symbolizing all Bulgarian soldiers fallen in fight for Bulgaria during all wars Bulgaria participated in; 3) the king Liberator, whose statue is in front of the Patliament has this nickname bacause he abolished the slavery in Russia, not because he liberated Bulgaria in the war between Russia and the Otoman empire. Your sources have mislead you. Otherwise, thank you for the nice video

@januslog 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the corrections and additional info 👍

@Hello__Hi Год назад

When we was kids we spend all day on Bells monument ringing every single bell, it was full of people. Many of the bells were dismantled sold or stolen over the years. Saint Sofia Statue is a complete mockery funeral rites we hate it....many of us voted to remove it and put something worthy of this holy place surrounded by all religions.

@januslog Год назад

I loved the bells monument What a cool idea and location

@RositsaPetrovarjp7 Год назад

It is extremely disrespectful and ignorant to call Bulgarian Orthodox Churches Russian churches. The Bulgarian Church is one of the oldest Orthodox Churches. In fact Bulgarian metropolitans were the first heads of Kievan Rus Church. We also gave the world Church Slavonic. You can read this on ANY website. We Bulgarians are tired of churches bring called Russian, our alphabet, created in Bulgarian, Russian, etc. I am extremely disappointed as this video seems nice overall. Banya Bashi Mosque is built on top of a Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The only Russian Orthodox Church is the Russian Church St. Nicholas. There is also a Romanian church. You show Saint Sophia Cathedral, that gave the name of Sofia and yes it is just old as the one in Istanbul, but didn't bother with it. Shame!

@januslog Год назад

Thank you for watching for these clarifications. I did not mean any disrespect. Honest mistake on my part. Have a great day 👍

@kosmicheskiprah Год назад

@@januslog Slavic women are harsh, but fair and objective! 😆

@miavalentinova5019 Год назад

@@kosmicheskiprah ахахаха 😎🦁🇧🇬

@wildbill6366 Год назад

Same falsehood different name ..

@simontodorov7350 10 месяцев назад

Bulgarian is not in eastern Europe!!!

@harifoctavio Год назад

ouch, my ears! haha not! what a fabulous way to awaken curiosity. a dedicated complex for children from around the world. i wanna go now and not just play but engage in every bell's design. loved it! thank you so much for sharing.

@januslog Год назад

Thank you! It’s amazing place indeed and definitely worth visiting