SOFIMUN Ex-Com is proud to present to the participant of SOFIMUN 2010 the official maps section. Here you can find the locations of all necessary venues and events during SOFIMUN '2010.
First you will notice a main map of Sofia with symbols of the main places which you will visit as part of your participation at SOFIMUN 2010.
Below the main map and the legend you can find maps for every day of the SOFIMUN 2010 conference, including instructions on the ways to reach every marked destination.
International airport SOFIA (If you travel by airplane you will land at SOFIA airport). We will have SOFIMUN Ex-com members waiting you at the airport and they will guide you to the hotel.
The Central train station of Sofia and the Central bus station of Sofia are located next to each other (If you travel by train or bus you will arrive at this location). We will have SOFIMUN Ex-com members waiting you at both the trains station and the bus station and they will guide you to the hotel.
The SOFIMUN Foundation has tried to offer its participants the ability to be in the centre of Sofia city, as close as possible to the National Palace of Culture. We are delighted to announce that we have achieved a reasonable pricing (a bit higher than 2009) but a cost which enables the SOFIMUN Foundation to provide for a 2nd year in a row the premises of Hotel SHIPKA for its participants. Hotel complex SHIPKA *** is situated in the center of Sofia city. The distance from between Shipka Hotel and the National Palace of Culture is easy to be taken on foot since it is almost 15 minutes.
The famous restaurant "Matti-d" is a place where most of the cultural orientated events happen. It's a host of many international cultural festivals and conferences. This is a restaurant in which you will go back to the 70-s of the 21 st. century and feel like you are on a safari. It is a place where you can calmly have a light lunch, have a conversation over a cup of coffee and look at some of the green parts of Sofia city. The SOFIMUN 2010 participants are going to have lunch during the plenary sessions at this elegant restaurant.
Restaurant "Pri Yafata" (At the Yaha) (Traditional Bulgarian restaurant) is the place where the SOFIMUN event is going to have the Gala Opening dinner. It is situated in the very center of Sofia – on 28 Solunska str.; it is in traditional Bulgarian style and reproduces the customs of the Bulgarian people, their traditions and culture. At this dinner you will be acquainted with the unique Bulgarian culture and the temperamental nature of a Balkan people - that of the Bulgarian people, of Bulgaria. People, who love their entertainment and their guests wholeheartedly. After the dinner the SOFIMUN participants can come on a night walk and nighttime sight-seeing of Sofia. We will walk to the lake "Ariana" and there we can have a cup cold beverage - trust us - it's beautiful.
The famous 5-star restaurant "Sky Plaza" at the heart of Sofia city is situated on the rooftop of the National Palace of Culture. It's going to host the Gala closing dinner for SOFIMUN 2010 conference. This is a restaurant with perfect view over Sofia city and excellent service, wonderful cuisine, and luxurios environment. Especially in the evenings, when the soft candle lighting, the flowers and the exotic plants provide an almost magic environment to the place.
The National Museum of History of Bulgaria is going to be part of the daytime sight-seeing tour of Sofia. SOFIMUN participants are going to travel to the footsteps of Vitosha mountain (20 minutes by bus) where the Museum is located. There the SOFIMUN participants are going to have a guide tour of the museum with English talking guide person.