Sofia is the largest city and capital of Bulgaria with over 1.2 million people living in it. It is located near Mount of Vitosha in the western site of the Bulgaria. The city is very mellow and is actually perfect place for tourist. Though the numbers of tourists are not many, Sofia International Airport serves over 3 million passengers on average annually. Most of the passengers are local residents.
Cheapest City
Sofia is very low price city of Europe, from airports to hotels, and restaurants and everything cheap, much cheaper than any other cities of Europe. The airport is one of the cheapest airdromes of Europe. It is major operator of Bulgaria that is situated 5 km east of the country. Of course, renting cars are lowest, as well. You will be surprised to hear the prices!
Sofia International Airport (SOF) holds many car rental companies in both terminals. Since the city centre is not filled with jam cars you can have no worries to drive.
Things to Do
Well Sofia may not have numerous must-see spots. However you can have a tour around the city and learn the over 6k years of history of the city. After hiring a car from Sofia International, you can go around city by not worrying about the prices.
Most of the restaurants, bars and cafés are located in the city center. If you have a little time you can grab a food from Burger stores, like McDonalds where you can get a cheesy hot burger for around 0.60 and 0.90 USD.
Cheap Hotels
Hotels surprise you with their triple low prices. In detail, you can find 3 – star hotel on average to 35 USD, breakfast buffets included in most cases. Four star hotels around 65 USD. Besides you can find 2 – star hotels at around below 20 USD.
Mount Vitosha
It is highly recommended to visit Mount Vitosha in Sofia. You can easily drive up to the mount or you can hire car with driver. Again it will not cost you too much! You will enjoy the superior resorts, sky slopes, and national park with green nature. Tourists from neighboring countries love the mount. Actually the busiest routes of Sofia Airport are London, Vienna, Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt and many other European countries. Future expectations are hopefully that the Sofia city would attract more tourists from all around the world.