Sofia International Airport 17 min
Cathedral Saint Aleksandar Nevski (19 min) Iconic Bulgarian Orthodox church with Neo-Byzantine architecture & an underground museum. Borisova gradina (12 min) Historic forested park with gardens, benches, walking paths, sports facilities & a lake. Church St. George Rotunda (8 min) Sofia's oldest building, this 4th-century Christian church is cylindrical, with a frescoed dome. St. Kyriaki Cathedral Church (8 min) Ornate, domed Orthodox church featuring an elaborate interior covered with murals. Boyana Church Museum (20 min) Medieval church known for an interior covered in frescos dating from the late 900s. National Museum of History (18 min) Over 650,000 items show Bulgaria's history from prehistoric times to the more recent communist past. Sofia's Central Market Hall (7 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. St. Sophia Church (17 min) 6th-century Byzantine church with a largely brick interior, paintings & an underground crypt. Regional History Museum - Sofia (9 min) Historical exhibits spanning ancient to modern times & cultural events in a storied locale. Banya Bashi Masjid (8 min) Ornate mosque with a large dome built over thermal spas during the 16th-century Ottoman Empire. National Palace of Culture (10 min) Iconic building hosting concerts, plays, exhibitions & other events in a huge, art-filled space. Russian Church 'Sveti Nikolay Mirlikiiski' (14 min) 1914 Russian Orthodox church featuring a colorful tiled exterior & gilded onion domes. Sofia Synagogue (6 min) Early-1900s Sephardic synagogue with an octagonal dome, large chandelier & museum on Jewish history. National Art Gallery (12 min) National museum for Bulgarian artworks from the Middle Ages to the present, in former royal palace. |