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Artists sell paintings, mainly of traditional rural scenes, near the Mineral Baths and
reproduction religious icons, jewellery, souvenirs and embroidery. But be wary of the 'an-
tiques': there are some genuine items here, but much of it's fake, and prices are very much
aimed at tourists. The underpass below pl Nezavisimost has souvenir shops selling the
usual array of postcards, paintings and books.
Stenata
( 980 5491;
www.stenata.com
;
ul Bratia Miladinovi 5; 10am-8pm Mon-Fri,
10am-6pm Sat, 11am-6pm Sun; 4)
The best place in town to buy hiking, climbing and
camping equipment, including backpacks, tents and sleeping bags.
OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT
Alpin Sport
( 0886 456 600;
www.alpinsport-bg.com
; off ul Geo Milev, Slatina; 10am-7pm
Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat; 72)
Slightly out of the way, near the Akademik Stadium in
the eastern Slatina neighbourhood, this shop has an excellent stock of skiing, snowboard-
ing, camping and climbing equipment.
OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT
Helikon
(bul Patriarh Evtimii 68; 9.30am-8.30pm Mon-Sat, 10am-8.30pm Sun; 1)
Good
range of English -language fiction plus books on Bulgaria in various languages.
BOOKS
Knizharnitsa
(Sofia University underpass; 8.30am-8.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-8.30pm Sat, 10am-8.30pm
Sun; Kliment Ohridski)
One of the better selections of English-, French- and German-
language novels, with a little cafe on site.
BOOKS
Greenwich Book Center
(bul Vitosha 37; 10am-10pm Mon-Sat, 10am-9pm Sun; ; 10)
Offers a small se-
lection of foreign -language souvenir books about Bulgaria, as well as guidebooks, maps
and music CDs. There's a cafe in the basement.
BOOKS