down-to-earth rooms with simple decor offer free wi-fi, cable tv and minifridges. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. there's no air-conditioning. a 5-minute walk from a station, this unassuming, casual hotel is 12 minutes from the national art gallery and 1. some rooms have extra beds. there's laid-back restaurant with a low-key bar and a terrace. 5 km from the neo-byzantine alexander nevsky cathedral Sofia International Airport 15 min
Banya Bashi Masjid (4 min) Ornate mosque with a large dome built over thermal spas during the 16th-century Ottoman Empire. Cathedral Saint Aleksandar Nevski (19 min) Iconic Bulgarian Orthodox church with Neo-Byzantine architecture & an underground museum. Regional History Museum - Sofia (5 min) Historical exhibits spanning ancient to modern times & cultural events in a storied locale. Sofia's Central Market Hall (3 min) Historic urban market featuring a range of produce & grocery items, plus food vendors & gift shops. Bulgarian Archeological Museum (10 min) Archaeology museum with old treasures from antiquity, medieval objects & ancient cave drawings. National Art Gallery (12 min) National museum for Bulgarian artworks from the Middle Ages to the present, in former royal palace. National Palace of Culture (13 min) Iconic building hosting concerts, plays, exhibitions & other events in a huge, art-filled space. Boyana Church Museum (22 min) Medieval church known for an interior covered in frescos dating from the late 900s. Church St. George Rotunda (8 min) Sofia's oldest building, this 4th-century Christian church is cylindrical, with a frescoed dome. National Museum of History (21 min) Over 650,000 items show Bulgaria's history from prehistoric times to the more recent communist past. St. Kyriaki Cathedral Church (9 min) Ornate, domed Orthodox church featuring an elaborate interior covered with murals. St. Sophia Church (17 min) 6th-century Byzantine church with a largely brick interior, paintings & an underground crypt. Borisova gradina (10 min) Historic forested park with gardens, benches, walking paths, sports facilities & a lake. Sofia Synagogue (2 min) Early-1900s Sephardic synagogue with an octagonal dome, large chandelier & museum on Jewish history. Russian Church 'Sveti Nikolay Mirlikiiski' (14 min) 1914 Russian Orthodox church featuring a colorful tiled exterior & gilded onion domes. |