{"id":452,"date":"2025-07-03T11:17:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T08:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/enper2026.bio21.bas.bg\/?page_id=452"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:58:48","slug":"sofia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/enper2026.bio21.bas.bg\/?page_id=452","title":{"rendered":"About Sofia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"padding: 30px 20px; background-color: transparent;\">\n  <div style=\"max-width: 1000px; margin: auto; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 20px; align-items: center;\">\n    \n    <!-- Image -->\n    <img decoding=\"async\" \n      src=\"http:\/\/enper2026.bio21.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sofia_mosaic_1.jpg\" \n      alt=\"sofia\" \n      style=\"flex: 0 0 300px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);\">\n\n    <!-- Text -->\n    <div style=\"flex: 1 1 600px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; color: #333; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15); text-align: justify\">\n      <h2 style=\"color: #1e73be; font-size: 32px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); text-align: justified\">\n         Discover Sofia: Your Host City\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p>\n        With direct flights from across Europe and beyond, Sofia is easy to reach. <strong>Metro Line 4<\/strong> connects <strong>Terminal 2<\/strong> of the airport directly to the city center in less than <strong>20 minutes<\/strong>. Taxis are also available and affordable. There is an extensive network of tram and bus lines throughout the city. There is no need to purchase special tickets or passes &#8211; contactless credit or debit cards can be directly used for validation at blue devices in barriers inside metro stations as well as in buses and trams. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>For more information about the public transport in Sofia, please follow this link:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sofiatraffic.bg\/en\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #1e73be; font-weight: 600;\">https:\/\/sofiatraffic.bg\/en<\/a> \n<\/p>\n\nSofia\u2019s compact city center makes exploration easy. Attendees will find restaurants, cultural sites, and green spaces just a stroll away from the conference venue. From the Roman ruins of Serdica to the golden domes of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the city is a living museum that tells the story of nearly 2,500 years of history.\n<p> Planning your visit to Sofia is easy. The official language is Bulgarian (Cyrillic script), but English is commonly spoken in central areas. In general, Sofia is a safe city, with only the usual precautions needed as in any major city. The official currency is Euro. Credit\/debit cards are widely accepted; cash is useful for taxis and markets. Type F (Europlug), 230V should be used; bring an adapter if needed. The climate is moderate: spring and autumn are mild, summers are warm.\n<p><strong>For more information about Sofia and things to do, please visit:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsofia.bg\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #1e73be; font-weight: 600;\">https:\/\/visitsofia.bg\/en\/<\/a>\n\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover Sofia: Your Host City With direct flights from across Europe and beyond, Sofia is easy to reach. Metro Line 4 connects Terminal 2 of the airport directly to the city center in less than 20 minutes. Taxis are also available and affordable. There is an extensive network of tram and bus lines throughout the &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-452","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enper2026.bio21.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enper2026.bio21.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enper2026.bio21.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enper2026.bio21.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enper2026.bio21.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=452"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/enper2026.bio21.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":626,"href":"https:\/\/enper2026.bio21.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/452\/revisions\/626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enper2026.bio21.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}