VarSITI Closing Symposium
June 10÷14, 2019, Sofia, Bulgaria

Meeting place

Accommodation

Boyana Residence Hotel

Located 10 km south from the centre of Sofia, Boyana Residence is a governmental residence with free access for individuals, surrounded by a large park at the foot of the Vitosha Mountain. The building was constructed in 1974 and since then it has hosted a number of high-ranking guests royals, heads of states and government delegations. The complex welcomes individual guests as well as organised groups who are taking part in international conferences, seminars, congresses and workshops, providing superb conditions for meetings as well as sports and business tourism.

The main building offers a conference centre with 9 differently sized meeting halls, the largest having 150 seats. They are equipped with technology for simultaneous translation and other state-of-the-art facilities. The vast park is excellently maintained, providing unique recreation and walks among magnificent water cascades, lakes and rare flora species.

Free WiFi access in the hotel area. The total number of rooms is forty.

bus stops nearby

Public transport to Boyana Residence Hotel

From / to the airport - only taxi


From/to downtown - trolley No. 2 (busstop Buckston)
buses: 111, 63 and 304 (only Mon÷Fri) (busstop NIM);
bus: 107 (busstop ul. Malomir)

Route to / from the city center:
start - "Sveta Nedelya" square
tram no. 4 to "Pavlovo" stop
13 stops, approximately 34 minutes
walking to a bus stop "Pavlovo" 34 meters
Bus no. 107 to "Malomir Street" stop
4 stops, approximately 34 minutes
walking to Residence Boyana 200m
approximately 52 min (total)

Hotel of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Look location in Google Maps https://goo.gl/maps/YmRPWXWmZCfHkV779

Route from Sofia Airport (Terminal 2) to Hotel:
bus 184(84) to busstop PLISKA (15 stops ~40min.)
walking to Hotel of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
(along Hristo Chernopeev Street, 600m),
the hotel is on the right of the junction with Shipchenski Prohod Blvd.

Route to Boyana Residence Hotel:
walking to Hotel Pliska
(along Hristo Chernopeev Street, right on Tsarigradsko shosse Blvd., 600m),
bus 304 to busstop NIM (ten stops ~55min.)

Public transport

  • the price for a single journey is 1.60BGN for all modes of transport;
  • Availability (approximate): 5:30 ÷ 23:10
Route trolleybus 2 on the map Bus route 63 on the map Bus route 107 on the map Bus route 111 on the map

 Tram route 4 on the map
You can use the map below to get travel tips from Google.
Since the beginning of 2019, public transport has been added.

the Cathedral Church is on "Sveta Nedelya" square (see the Google map below)


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