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Sofia Named Major Destination for British Couples

Bulgaria's capital Sofia together with Czech capital Prague and the Polish city of Krakow has emerged as a primary destination for British couples, according to a car hire company.

Car hire specialist eRentals.co.uk reported growing demand for Prague, Krakow and Sofia in a press release issue Friday.

British couples are choosing more unusual locations for romantic Valentine getaways according to car hire specialist eRentals.co.uk, which this year is seeing strong demand for Eastern European destinations.

The company says that bookings for destinations including Sofia in Bulgaria, Prague in the Czech Republic, Bratislava in Slovakia, and Krakow in Poland are increasing year on year, as romantic travellers are drawn by the history, culture and value for money they offer.

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Destinations such as France are still very popular as an easily accessible romantic break, but what we're seeing is a big increase in bookings for these less well known Eastern European destinations. A combination of more low-cost flights, combined with good value for money hotels, restaurants and shopping seem to be the driving force behind this demand,"
explains Briony Fairbairn of eRentals.co.uk.

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Some of these destinations also offer the potential for a romantic ski break that won't break the bank, with car hire offering an additional element to the trip as travellers choose to discover the wider area,"
he adds.

The company release says that eRentals.co.uk currently has three days car hire from Sofia airport for EUR 20, from Krakow airport for EUR 40, and from Budapest airport from EUR 40.

I can't think why British couples would want to go to Sofia its a bl**dy night mare.

Have to disagree Gimp, we spent 2 nights/3days in Sofia and thoroughly enjoyed it!
Saw lots of great architecture and historic buildings. However, we reckon we saw everything
during that time as Sofia is not large in comparison to other capital cities.

I agree with both of you yes there is places to see but on the other hand I found it just so chaotic with so many people all going in different directions and and then there was the traffic ! enough said.

Isn't that the same for any large town or city though?

I have to say I agree with all the comments.

Sofia is a lovely city with lots to see and do, however, traffic is certainly a nightmare. Possibly it is the same with a lot of large towns and cities but of all the cities I have driven in, Sofia was one of my least favourite (I have never driven in London and wouldn't dream of it).

Rome and Paris were pretty much the same as Sofia for my money but I found Barcelona much easier though I don't know why as there seemed just as much traffic. Prague seemed easierfor me, but then again it was snowing quite a bit and I am guessing a lot of cars stayed off the road.

Its not somewhere I would choose to go in Bulgaria as some of you have said its very busy with traffic and trying to cross some of the roads can be a nightmare and the pedestrians are just as bad all seem to be going in all directions.

its not exactly what I would call a romantic city :Shocked: