Sofia: Communism Cultural Tour

Sightseeing  :  Bulgaria  :  Sofia-city  :  Sofia  :  Cultural Tours

Explore the signs of communism in Sofia and experience the everyday life during the communist era.The first object is the Monument of the Soviet Army, located in the beginning of the Borissova Garden. Then you will experience a trip with a local trolleybus – a relic from the old times. This way you will reach the National Palace of Culture. That building is probably the largest congress hall on the Balkans which today still holds the annual congress of the Socialist Party. The vicinity of the National Palace of Culture also keeps a relic from the passed time – a piece of the Berlin Wall, which destruction started only 1 day before the radical democratic changes that occurred in Bulgaria on 10 November 1989.

Then you will have a walking tour down the main Sofia street Vitosha boulevard to reach an important square, home of the former headquarters of the Communist Party – the so called "Party House", the Presidency and the Central Department Store (TSUM) – the shopping center for the communist elite. Your next stop will be at the place of the former Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum constructed in 1949 and destroyed in 1999. The tour will end around the antique market outside Alexander Nevski Cathedral, with a chance to pick up some old communist relics. Short coffee break can be made during the tour.