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AirportPlanner1
Not particularly. It’s a good few hours from the beaches and gets really quite hot. It’s probably the least interesting of the former Communist capitals, stag trips taking advantage of its cheapness being it’s best selling point. It’s also a good seven hour round trip, time that can much more profitably be used heading off to Malaga etc.
I couldn't disagree with you more. The city itself might not be the most interesting, but there are so many things to do in western and central Bulgaria. The Belogradhik fortress, Melnik, Veliko Turnovo, Koprivshtitsa, Rila Monastery, Velingrad, the rose valley etc. I don't think this will be a year round destination as I think Sofia is overserved, but there's so much more to Bulgaria than just Ski and beach resorts. The landscape becomes remarkably lush from May until September, there are very high quality, cheap hotels and a lot of sites to see. It's really worth travellling around.