Sofia International Airport 25 min
Boyana Church Museum (14 min) Medieval church known for an interior covered in frescos dating from the late 900s. Sofia Zoo (11 min) Regional History Museum - Sofia (24 min) Historical exhibits spanning ancient to modern times & cultural events in a storied locale. Borisova gradina (17 min) Historic forested park with gardens, benches, walking paths, sports facilities & a lake. Vitosha (1 hr 2) Landmark 2,290-m. massif offering outdoor pursuits such as hiking, skiing, biking & caving. Russian Church 'Sveti Nikolay Mirlikiiski' (19 min) 1914 Russian Orthodox church featuring a colorful tiled exterior & gilded onion domes. St. Sophia Church (20 min) 6th-century Byzantine church with a largely brick interior, paintings & an underground crypt. Dragalevski Monastery (14 min) 14-century Bulgarian Orthodox monastery with frescoes & paintings in a secluded forest setting. Cherni Vrah (57 min) 2,290-m. summit of Vitosha Mountain, with a circa-1935 weather station containing a cafeteria. Cathedral Saint Aleksandar Nevski (19 min) Iconic Bulgarian Orthodox church with Neo-Byzantine architecture & an underground museum. National Museum of History (11 min) Over 650,000 items show Bulgaria's history from prehistoric times to the more recent communist past. National Palace of Culture (18 min) Iconic building hosting concerts, plays, exhibitions & other events in a huge, art-filled space. St. Kyriaki Cathedral Church (24 min) Ornate, domed Orthodox church featuring an elaborate interior covered with murals. Church St. George Rotunda (24 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. |