Sofia

Serbia

Croatia

Montenegro

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slovenia

Macedonia

Romania

Bulgaria

Albania

Hungary

Sofia

492 km²
1.370.000
+359 2
1400
GTM + 2, GTM + 3

South-western Bulgaria

The south-western region of Bulgaria includes the Blagoevgrad, Djustendil, Pernik and Sofia regions.
One of the most famous areas of this region is certainly Sofia, with the city of Sofia as the capital city. Sofia is one of the oldest cities in Europe, located on the crossroads of important road directions. The original name of Sophia was Serdika, and then it represented the Strait settlement. In other words, in Greek, Sofia means wisdom. The Blagoevgrad region is famous for Bansko, which is a very important destination for winter tourism.
The town of Djustendil is the center of the Djustendil region, which was named after Konstantin Dragas. Otherwise, this city is famous for medicinal sources.

ABOUT THE DESTINATION

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. Sofia is a surprisingly green city, with huge area of parkland and the ski slopes and hiking trails of beautiful Mt Vitosha. Sofia is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Bulgaria alongside coastal and mountain resorts.

CONGRESS CAPACITIES

Particularly suitable conditions for meeting industry are offered in Sofia, having in mind numerous hotels with suitable conference halls, as well as congress centers, such as the National Palace of Culture and the Inter Expo & Congress Center Sofia. Almost all of the larger hotels can provide equipment for business meetings and seminars. Some of the international hotel chains in Sofia are Hilton, Kempinski, Radisson Blu, Starwood etc., offering high quality service for congress organizers.

LARGEST CONGRESS CAPACITY

Congress Center Sofia / Sofia, Bulgaria / Number of conference rooms: 12 / The capacity of the biggest conference room: 4,000 seats

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES

5th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development - ICEIRD, 2012, Sofia (500 delegates) XIII National Congress of Cardiology, 2012, Sofia (1,300 delegates)

INTERNATIONAL FAIRS

The international Tourist fair Holiday & Spa Expo, 14th - 16th February 2013, Inter Expo Center, Sofia IFAM – B2B Exhibition for automation, robotics, mechatronics, 6th - 8th March 2013, Inter Expo Center, Sofia 47th International Specialized Exhibition BULMEDICA/BULDENTAL, 15th - 17th May 2013, Inter Expo Center, Sofia 9th Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EE & RE) Exhibition, 29th - 30th May, Inter Expo Center, Sofia