3h30

By walk

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About this activity

During the approximately 3-3.5-hour-long walking Communist Tour you will learn about the 45-year-long communist period of Bulgaria in an objective and informative way.

The 365: Communist Tour welcomes its guests every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 4 pm in front of the Palace of Justice in Sofia. The tour includes the main landmarks of communist history in the city of Sofia: former headquarters of the Bulgarian Communist Party, secret police investigation facility, destroyed mausoleum, monument of the Soviet army, National Palace of Culture, among others. During the 3-3.5-hour-long walking tour you will learn about the theory of communism, what Marxism-Leninism is, the history of communism in Bulgaria, the pros and cons of the period and the relation between the communist government and religion, industry, economy, culture and everyday life of the people.

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Included

Local guide
Professional guide

Not included

Gratuities

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Features

Tourism

85%

Cultural

70%

Sport

30%

Original

15%

Reviews

4.8

40

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James E

5 | 2019-09-30

The guide (his name started with a V) was very knowledgeable and informative. Despite the rain, my wife and I enjoyed it very much

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David M

5 | 2019-07-03

We very much enjoyed the Communist Tour led by Daniel. He had good stories to tell at each stop and we learned much.

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mariapadilla219

5 | 2019-07-03

Vasil was extremely knowledgeable and engaging. I learned a lot about the communist history of Bulgaria, as well as the history of communism in general. Thank you!

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Robert v

3 | 2019-04-08

Wonderful guide, good tour and if you love history, a must. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and learned a lot while walking through charming Sofia

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Sally W

5 | 2019-03-19

I was so so looking forward to this part of our holiday in Sofia and it certainly did not disappoint. Our guide was Nickolai and despite the inclement weather he made the walk both informative and thought provoking with his knowledgable manner together with many personal anecdotes gathered from mainly his own family who lived through a much different era of Sofias history. I learned more about modern history in just over 3 hours than i did in all my history lessons at school put together? Would really recommend.

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Bimal R

5 | 2018-05-11

One of the best tours I have ever done...and I have travelled to around 100 countries...so I mean exactly what I just said...I was initially a bit skeptical when I saw a young guide coz I prefer to hear from people who have lived during the communist era...but Nikolai simply blew the group away...he was very well researched...knew exactly how to captivate the audience and gave us so many incredible details..and spoke impeccable English...in short it was absolutely brilliant...one tour you should never miss if u are in Sofia...also I will recommend the free walking tour run by the same group...its called 365...they are brilliant!!!

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