Suzanne
29-05-06, 03:06 PM
Most popular with tourists is the arts and crafts market around the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Here you can find all kinds of typical Bulgarian souvenir items. Embroidered table cloths, jewellery, lace, Russian dolls, handmade toys, ceramics, wooden items, imitation icons and paintings, as well as so called antiques. There are also plenty of serious Antique shops around which may hide a treasure or two. Never pay more than what it is worth to you, and check whether you require an export certificate when buying genuine antiques.
Our recommendations for souvenirs include: Bulgarian wine,
Rakia (the schnapps) sealed in ceramic urns, Bulgarian carpets, icons and also some of the famous Troyan pottery especially the earthernware casserole
dishes, which make great inexpensive oven to tablewear.
There are several specialised shops for Bulgarian souvenirs:
14 Vitosha Blvd., 11 Knyaz Al. Dondukov Blvd., Shishman St. near the 'Tsar Osvoboditel' monument, within TsUM, and in the underpass near the President's office on Dondukov Blvd.
Arts and Crafts
Shops on the ground floor at the Bulgarian Union of Artists,
6 Shipka St. offer unique pieces at very reasonable prices.
Books
Slaveikov Square with its open air book stalls is a great place to browse and you may well find foreign language books about Bulgaria as well as dictionaries etc.
There are also several stalls selling pirated CD's and software.
Our recommendations for souvenirs include: Bulgarian wine,
Rakia (the schnapps) sealed in ceramic urns, Bulgarian carpets, icons and also some of the famous Troyan pottery especially the earthernware casserole
dishes, which make great inexpensive oven to tablewear.
There are several specialised shops for Bulgarian souvenirs:
14 Vitosha Blvd., 11 Knyaz Al. Dondukov Blvd., Shishman St. near the 'Tsar Osvoboditel' monument, within TsUM, and in the underpass near the President's office on Dondukov Blvd.
Arts and Crafts
Shops on the ground floor at the Bulgarian Union of Artists,
6 Shipka St. offer unique pieces at very reasonable prices.
Books
Slaveikov Square with its open air book stalls is a great place to browse and you may well find foreign language books about Bulgaria as well as dictionaries etc.
There are also several stalls selling pirated CD's and software.