East Gate of Serdica Ruins (2 Dondukov Blvd., Sofia) — In the underpass between the Council of Ministers and the Presidency go downstairs and you will see the remains from the East Gate of Serdica. Here you will walk on an original Roman street, covered by large stone plates. According to the archeologists the street […]
Doctors Monument (Doctors Garden, Oborishte and San Stefano Streets, Sofia) – this monument was built and dedicated to medics who died in the Russian-Turkish War of 1878. Located behind the National Library and opposite the Sofia University in a beautiful garden park where there are archaeological remains of the necropolis, located here or around parliament. […]
Church of St. Sofia (Ploshtaf Aleksander Nevsky, Sofia) — The early Byzantine Church of St Sophia was built in the 6th century on the place of an ancient Roman theatre and several earlier churches. During the Second Bulgarian Empire the structure served as the cathedral of the city but was later converted to a mosque […]
Enoteka Polska (ul. Dluga 23/25, Warsaw) – this wine bar gets high marks from international visitors because of its reasonable prices for the fine wines served here (many of which are French, Italian, German and Spanish). Along with the wines (which can be bought by the bottle and taken home), the food served here includes […]
Charlotte / Chleb I Wino (Aleja Wyzwolenia 18, Warsaw) — this has already become very popular. Enjoy the smell of fresh-baked bread and taste of Parisian bakery in the center of Warsaw. They have a great choice of delicious sandwiches. You can sit outside, at the tine sip a glass of wine (including those from […]
Butchery & Wine (Zurawia 22, Warsaw) – reviewed by Michelin, this trendy restaurant, which draws in a business crowd, uses locally-sourced ingredients to prepare a variety of meat dishes – from chateaubriand, to rib eye steak, rack of lamb, and bavette steak. Diners can also opt for USA, Spanish, German, and Irish beef. Patrons who […]
Burger Kitchen (Widok 8, Warsaw) – this is an upscale American burger restaurant with industrial-like décor reminiscent of the “Shake Shack” eateries in America. The burgers are top-notch, if a bit small, which leaves room for sides like its crunchy skin-on French fries, and dessert items like cheesecake.o.
Warsaw Rising Museum (Street Grzybowska 79, Warsaw) — this Museum is a tribute to Warsaw’s residents who fought and died for independent Poland and its free capital. The exhibition depicts fighting and everyday life during the Rising, keeping occupation terror in the background. Complexity of the international situation at the time of the Rising is […]
Boyana Church (1-3 Boyansko Ezero Street, Sofia) — The Boyana Church, in the eponymous Sofia suburb at the foot of Mt. Vitosha, is one of the few complete and perfectly preserved mediaeval monuments testifying to the significant contribution of Bulgarian monumental painting to European culture in the Middle Ages. Admission: 10 BGN. Hours: 9:30 am […]
Bells Monument (Vitosha Mountain, Sofia) — The Bells monument is situated 14 km eastwards from the center of Sofia at the foot of Vitosha Mountain. This was initially built in 1979 to celebrate the World Children initiative by UNESCO. It was originally thought to hold a children’s festival only in 1979, but due to the […]