Orange Book Center

Sofia


A popular bookstore chain right in the city centre, with several floors. It sells gifts, toys, music CDs and various book titles in Bulgarian, English and a number of other languages. There's also a cozy cafe.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Sofia attractions

1. Sofia City Art Gallery

0.11 MILES

The chunky building at the southern end of the City Garden park is an art gallery staging rotating exhibitions of mostly contemporary Bulgarian and…

2. Sofia City Garden

0.17 MILES

This small, central park, bounded on its northern end by ul Tsar Osvoboditel, is favoured by Sofia's chess-playing pensioners. It's home to the National…

3. Ivan Vazov House-Museum

0.2 MILES

Bulgaria’s best-loved author, Ivan Vazov (1850–1921) lived at this house from 1895 until his death. Vazov wrote Under the Yoke, a classic of Bulgarian…

4. Peyo Yavorov House-Museum

0.24 MILES

The Romantic poet and revolutionary Peyo Yavorov (1878–1914) briefly lived in a small apartment here; the three rooms have been restored to their original…

5. Archaeological Museum

0.25 MILES

Housed in a former mosque built in 1496, this museum displays a wealth of Thracian, Roman and medieval artefacts. Highlights include a mosaic floor from…

6. President's Building

0.26 MILES

The Bulgarian president’s office isn't open to the public, but the changing of the guard ceremony (on the hour) is a spectacle not to be missed; for the…

7. Sveti Georgi Rotunda

0.27 MILES

Built in the 4th century AD, this tiny red-brick church is Sofia's oldest preserved building. The murals inside were painted between the 10th and 14th…

8. Sveta Nedelya Cathedral

0.28 MILES

Completed in 1863, this magnificent domed church is one of the city’s major landmarks, and is noted for its rich, Byzantine-style murals. The church was…