🇧🇬 Sofia, Bulgaria: Europe’s Best-Kept Budget Secret! 💰✨

📍 "Where €1 yogurt tubs meet mountain views – and history winks at you from every corner." 🍽️ EAT LIKE A TSAR (ON €5) Yogurt obsession 🥄 – Creamier than Greece, cheaper than water (1 BGN = ¥4) Brunch spots 🥑 – 20 BGN gets you a feast (try "Sunny Beach" cafe) Pro tip: "The bread? Always free. The rose jam? Always addictive." 🚇 TRANSPORT HACKS Metro magic – *4 rides/day = buy the 24hr pass* (6 BGN) Secret seats: Front car for best mountain glimpses 🏔️ ⛪ MUST-DO’S 1️⃣ Rila Monastery day trip – Book on GetYourGuide (frescoes that glow!) 2️⃣ Alexander Nevsky Cathedral – Golden hour = divine 🌇 3️⃣ Red Flat – Communist-era time capsule (skip if tight on time) 🌹 SOUVENIR STEALS Rose everything 🌹 – Hand cream (2 BGN), candles (4 BGN) "Stock up – your future self will thank you!" 💡 LOCAL WISDOM ✔ Churches = free light shows (sunbeam + dust = Instagram sanctified) ✔ Avoid comparing to Istanbul – Sofia’s charm is in its quiet Budget Breakdown: Athens-Sofia bus: €20 3-night stay: €50/person Happiness: Priceless #BudgetEurope #BulgarianRoses #SofiaOnAShoestring #EasternEuropeGems #NoFilterNeeded