Sofia International Airport 25 min
St. Kyriaki Cathedral Church (24 min) Ornate, domed Orthodox church featuring an elaborate interior covered with murals. Boyana Church Museum (14 min) Medieval church known for an interior covered in frescos dating from the late 900s. St. Sophia Church (20 min) 6th-century Byzantine church with a largely brick interior, paintings & an underground crypt. National Palace of Culture (18 min) Iconic building hosting concerts, plays, exhibitions & other events in a huge, art-filled space. Dragalevski Monastery (13 min) 14-century Bulgarian Orthodox monastery with frescoes & paintings in a secluded forest setting. National Museum of History (11 min) Over 650,000 items show Bulgaria's history from prehistoric times to the more recent communist past. Regional History Museum - Sofia (24 min) Historical exhibits spanning ancient to modern times & cultural events in a storied locale. Church St. George Rotunda (23 min) Sofia's oldest building, this 4th-century Christian church is cylindrical, with a frescoed dome. Banya Bashi Masjid (22 min) Ornate mosque with a large dome built over thermal spas during the 16th-century Ottoman Empire. Russian Church 'Sveti Nikolay Mirlikiiski' (19 min) 1914 Russian Orthodox church featuring a colorful tiled exterior & gilded onion domes. Cherni Vrah (55 min) 2,290-m. summit of Vitosha Mountain, with a circa-1935 weather station containing a cafeteria. Vitosha (1 hr 2) Landmark 2,290-m. massif offering outdoor pursuits such as hiking, skiing, biking & caving. Cathedral Saint Aleksandar Nevski (19 min) Iconic Bulgarian Orthodox church with Neo-Byzantine architecture & an underground museum. Sofia Zoo (11 min) Borisova gradina (17 min) Historic forested park with gardens, benches, walking paths, sports facilities & a lake. |