EuroSpeleo Forum 2019 Place

The National Education Centre of the Red Cross

The National Education Centre of the Red Cross is situated in a beautiful pine forest at the foot of the Lozen Mountain, 20 km from the centre of Sofia city.

The hotel complex of the National Educational Centre has a two-star rating and consists of five separate hotel buildings located on a large, terraced territory (8 single rooms, 29 double rooms, 17 triple room, 2 apartments, a place for caravans and tents). There is a restaurant on the National Educational Centre with a lounge for 110 seats.

The National Educational Centre of the Red Cross has his own conference centre. The entertaining centre has a billiard room, a gym, a sauna, a tennis court and fields for mini-football and basketball.

How to reach the place

National Education Centre of the Red Cross, Bulgaria

Address

Polovrag Str. 31
Dolni Lozen, Sofia
Bulgaria

GPS coordinates: 42.5956177, 23.5063108 (decimal degrees, WGS84)

Public Transportation

From Sofia Airport Terminal 1
  • Take bus 84 or 184 / Price 1.6 BGN
  • Ride to St. Anna Hospital (1192) – 9 stops, 15-20 min.
  • Take bus 5 or 37 to Dolni Lozen Village – 16 stops, 35-40 min. / Price 1.6 BGN
From Sofia Airport Terminal 2
  • Take Sofia Metro Line M2 / Price 1.6 BGN
  • Ride to Inter Expo Center Tsarigradsko Shose – 5 stops, 10 min.
  • Take bus 5Б to National Educational Center of Red Cross, Dolni Lozen Village – 15 stops with bus;  40-45 min. / Price 1.6 BGN
  • Take bus 5 to Dolni Lozen Village – 13 stops with bus 5;  35-40 min. / Price 1.6 BGN. Walk to National Educational Center of Red Crossfor – about 10 minutes.
From Central Railway Station / Central Bus Station – Sofia
  • Take bus 213 or 305 / Price 1.6 BGN
  • Ride to St. Anna Hospital (1192) – 13 stops, 25-30 min.
  • Take bus 5 or 37 to Dolni Lozen Village – 16 stops, 35-40 min. / Price 1.6 BGN

You can buy bus tickets from the bus drivers (you will need to have exactly 1.60 BGN or 2 BGN prepared in advance) or from the ticket-selling points at larger bus stops.

You can buy tickets for the Metro at the entrance of each station.