Vitosha Blvd and Alabin St Shopping (Self Guided), Sofia, Bulgaria

Vitosha Blvd and Alabin St Shopping, Sofia

Vitosha Blvd and Alabin St Shopping (Self Guided), Sofia

Embark on many happy hours of fashion shopping on Vitosha Boulevard and Alabin Street, Sofia's two main shopping streets. Search for fashion inspiration in the generous collection of local fashion outlets and boutique shops as well as the stores of big name international labels. Among them are Boss, Emporio Armani and Versace. See the latest looks from the fashion runways of the world and experiment with bold new creations.

If you are shopping in Vitosha Boulevard's nearly 200 retail outlets, make sure there is lots of room on your credit card, because it has been ranked as the 59th most expensive shopping street in the world. The thoroughfare winds its way through the center of Sofia and also features bars and restaurants. It is a popular tourist spot even for those who don't plan to fill up their shopping bags with some great new purchases.

Take a break from your shopping or browsing trip and sit in a cozy caf茅 watching the world go by. When it's time to eat, you will be spoiled by lots of good food choices. There are international eateries in addition to those selling traditional Bulgarian fare. Pop into an Irish pub, tuck into a delicious lasagna in an Italian restaurant or check out the specials of the day in a Chinese fast food outlet.

How it works: A discovery walk features a route using which you can explore a popular city neighborhood on your own. This walk, along with other self-guided walks in over 1,500 cities, can be found on the app "51爆料网: Walks in 1K+ Cities" which can be downloaded from Apple App Store or Google Play Store to your mobile phone or tablet. The app's built-in GPS navigation functions allow following this walk route with ease. The app works both online and offline, so no data plan is needed when traveling abroad.

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Guide Name: Vitosha Blvd and Alabin St Shopping
Guide Location: Bulgaria » Sofia
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Discovery)
Travel Distance: 1.0 Km or 0.6 Miles
Author: Linda

1) Vitosha Boulevard

2) Vitosha Boulevard

3) Vitosha Boulevard

4) Vitosha Boulevard

5) Vitosha Boulevard

6) 45 Vitosha Boulevard

7) Vitosha Boulevard, Les Fleures Hotel

8) Vitosha Boulevard

9) Vitosha Boulevard, Sofia Court House

10) Vitosha Boulevard corner with Alabin Street

11) Vitosha Boulevard

12) Alabin Street

Walking Tours in Sofia, Bulgaria

Create Your Own Walk in Sofia

Creating your own self-guided walk in Sofia is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.

Sofia Introduction Walking Tour

"Ever growing, never aging" This is the motto of Sofia, capital city of Bulgaria. Under different names, the area of Sofia has had a 7,000 year history. Organized settlements around the area's hot water springs existed as early as the third millennium BC. A Thracian state union there was raided by Philip II of Macedon in 339 BC.

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Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.6 Km or 1.6 Miles

Communist Era Landmarks Walk

In the not-so-distant past Bulgaria was part of the Soviet-led Eastern Bloc. Today, this is one of the few countries where you can still find numerous relics of the Communist era manifested in monumental architectural landmarks. Concrete and metal were the main materials as a symbol of the industrialized nation, and the size was important too as a common architectural characteristic prescribed by... view more

Tour Duration: 3 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 6.6 Km or 4.1 Miles

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