The Womens market

The Sofia woman's market is an ancient market that has run for centuries and is a favorite of locals and tourists.... It is the largest and busiest market in Sofia, Zhenski Pazar offers a wide range of fruit and vegetables, cheese, cured meats, dried fruit and nuts, homemade halva and other Turkish-inspired goodies. Syrian stalls selling sheesha pipes have become popular. The stall holders at the Women's Market were once all women but now male and female peasants from the surrounding hills travel to town each morning to sell their produce here. There are also some stalls selling cheap fake designer clothes and a few tourist-orientated items. The atmosphere is chaotic and fun. There are also some good Turkish cafés around the perimeter of the market selling espresso coffee and cheese pastries.