Balgarianovinite.com Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard in the section between Knyaz Alexander I Street and Vasil Levski Boulevard will be converted into a pedestrian area during all August weekends as part of Sofia Municipality’s summer initiative. It aims to open up one of the most recognizable places in the city for walks, meetings and urban life, the Municipality announced on Thursday.
The traffic restriction will apply from 6:00 a.m. on Saturday until 10:00 p.m. on Sunday. From Monday to Friday, traffic on the boulevard will proceed as usual.
The passage through the boulevard along G. S. Rakovski Street and at Narodno Sabranie Square will remain in place. Urban transport will operate without any changes in service, with the exception of night transport, which will pass along Knyaz Alexander Dondukov Blvd. Cars will be directed to detour routes along Knyaz Alexander Dondukov Blvd., Vasil Levski Blvd., Knyaz Alexander I Street and Gurko Street.
“Sofia needs more lively urban spaces where people can meet, communicate and spend time together. This summer initiative is an invitation to look at the heart of the city in a different way – not just as a place we pass through, but as a place we want to stay,” said Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev, as quoted by the Municipality. In his words, when more space is given to people, the city becomes more alive, more beautiful and more welcoming.
Sofia Municipality points out that the initiative also aims to limit noise and harmful emissions in the central city area, as well as to preserve the cultural and historical heritage. They add that the space around the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Ivan Vazov National Theatre, the Royal Palace, the City Garden and Knyaz Alexander I Square will be accessible for more pedestrian activities in August, which is traditionally the month with the lowest car traffic in Sofia.
Parking options in the area are maintained, with the parking lot at Knyaz Alexander I Square being accessible from Aksakov Street and Dyakon Ignatiy Street. Detailed information on traffic organization, public transport routes, and access to the area will be published in advance by the Sofia Municipality and the Urban Mobility Centre before each weekend.
With its new summer initiative, Sofia joins the practice of a number of cities around the world to open central spaces for pedestrians and public activities, the Municipality notes. Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard to Become Pedestrian-only during August Weekends as Part of New Initiative 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-16 17:34:35 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law