Venue of the GA: Conference hall of Hotel Rodina eIFL staff, country coordinators, invited speakers and publishers who expressed their interest will stay at Hotel Rodina General information about Bulgaria www.bgtravel.com – Weather, time zone, currency, prices and tips, electricity and water, working hours, banks, Internet. bulgariatravel.org About Sofia wikipedia.org – Background historical information, sightseeing, cultural activities...

(photo of the Alexander Nevski cathedral)

Sofia is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1,395,568 in the Capital Municipality. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of the mountain Vitosha, and is the administrative, cultural, economic, and educational centre of the country. One of the oldest cities in Europe, the history of Serdica-Sredets-Sofia can be traced back some 7000 years and remnants of the city's millenary history can still be seen today alongside modern landmarks.

Travel information for eIFL coordinators and publishers

Sofia Airport

For eIFL staff, coordinators and invited speakers:
A bus shuttle will be arranged by the Bulgarian Information Consortium to transfer participants from the Aiport to the Hotel (upon arrival and on departure).

For publishers:
Those publishers that would like to make use of the bus shuttle should provide their flight details to eIFL well in advance.

Taxi service from airport to the hotel Rodina is ~ 20 BG leva, or ~ €10, per person per journey.

Local transportation:
There will be a hospitality desk operating at the airport as well at the Hotel, where you can get information on local transportation (i.e, taxis).

Public transport in Sofia

List of taxi

You can order a taxi and know the cost anytime at the Hotel desk.