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42.6833 23.316601 | 1 Sofia International Film Festival Encompassing Bulgarian, Balkan and international features, shorts, documentaries and retrospectives, the Sofia International Film Festival promotes innovative work while encouraging… | |
42.679085 23.362982 | 2 The Bulgaria Salsa Festival at the Universiada Hall brings top international DJs, instructors and performers to Sofia for a weekend of salsa, bachata, rumba and reggeaton. Dancing workshops… | |
42.6833 23.316601 | 3 SeeMe Sofia, or the South-Eastern European Music Event, follows the pattern of the Miami Winter Music Conference, bringing together big names in the dance music industry for three days of… | |
42.695242 23.326926 | 4 Jazz Plus is a three-day festival gathering European artists to perform a series of jazz concerts at Sofia's Bulgaria Hall, also known as Concert Hall. New projects as well as classic… | |
42.697649 23.322154 | 5 Billed as the largest and most versatile cultural event in Bulgaria, the Salon des Arts opens with art exhibitions and a massive folklore concert at Sofia's National Palace of Culture. A mixed… | |
42.6833 23.316601 | 6 A high-profile international festival, Sofia Music Weeks boasts concerts, opera and ballet by some of Europe's most prestigious companies. Performances are held at venues such as the National… | |
42.679085 23.362982 | 7 Latino and African beats mix together with Indian, Arabian and gypsy tunes during the annual Meet the World Festival. Concerts by international artists take place at Sofia's Universiada Hall. | |
42.6833 23.316601 | 8 International Folklore Festival Sofia's International Folklore Festival brings music, dance and ensembles from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Performances take place on the open-air stage located outside the… | |
42.681954 23.328124 | 9 Every year the Lessedra Gallery in Sofia hosts the World Art Print Annual. Gathering and exhibiting contemporary works from all over the world, the event aims at stimulating research into… | |
42.6833 23.316601 | 10 The Sofia Tangra Open is a multi-sport tournament in the Bulgarian capital, open to lesbian, gay and bisexual participants and featuring badminton, bowling and volleyball competitions. The… | |
42.697649 23.322154 | 11 Cinemania, Sofia's autumn film festival, visits the National Palace of Culture and selected cinemas all over the city. The event screens around 90 films, including some box-office smash hits… | |
42.697649 23.322154 | 12 Organised by the Bulgarian Book Association since 1968, the Sofia International Book Fair invites publishers to present their newest titles and hottest authors at the grand National Palace of… | |
42.694663 23.330611 | 13 Housed in the west wing of the former King's Palace, the National Art Gallery is Sofia's prime location for visual art. It hosts 12,000 exhibits by the most prominent contemporary Bulgarian… | |
42.697649 23.322154 | 14 Sofia's National Palace of Culture is the largest multifunctional complex in south-eastern Europe. Located in the middle of a lush park, with great views of Mount Vitosha, the Soviet-style… | |
42.695895 23.324404 | 15 National Archaeological Museum Founded in 1892, the National Archaeological Museum is Bulgaria's oldest museum, housed in the Buyuk Mosque, Sofia's oldest former Ottoman mosque. Explore over 55,000 monuments, 1.3 million… | |
42.695764 23.331886 | 16 St Alexander Nevski Memorial Church Sofia's beautiful St Alexander Nevski Memorial Church was built to honour the 200,000 Russian casualties who helped liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule in 1878. With its gold-domed roof, this… | |
42.697205 23.321261 | 17 A former Christian church built by the Romans in the 4th century AD, St George Rotunda is considered to be the oldest building in Sofia. It is now used as a museum and boasts recently… | |
42.685064 23.316418 | 18 Mount Vitosha towers over Bulgaria's capital Sofia, reaching 2990 metres at its highest peak. Easily accessible from the city by cable car, the mountain attracts large numbers of visitors… | |
42.698232 23.330354 | 19 Sofia National Opera and Ballet The Sofia National Opera and Ballet was founded in 1890 in the Western European and Russian opera theatre traditions. Every season, its permanent troupe of soloists, choir, orchestra, ballet… | |
42.644453 23.265292 | 20 Boyana Church in Sofia is one of the few perfectly preserved monuments of east European medieval art. Since 1979 it has occupied number 42 on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites, owing its… | |
42.694663 23.330611 | 21 National Museum of Natural History Sofia's National Museum of Natural History was founded in 1889. The collection includes over 400 stuffed mammals, 1200 species of birds, thousands of insects and other invertebrates, samples… | |
42.616122 23.338066 | 22 Sofia's National History Museum was founded in 1973. With over 650,000 objects and a varied exhibition programme, it is one of the largest museums in the Balkans, providing a comprehensive… | |
42.677325 23.322028 | 23 Chevermeto is a traditional Bulgarian restaurant, which doubles up as a venue for some of the best live folk performances in Sofia. Wooden and stone tables, open fires and waiters in… | |
42.70816 23.322879 | 24 The Central Market, Tsentralni Hali, is the perfect place to discover the gastronomic side to Sofia. Restored in 2000, it feels like a bazaar, with stall-holders selling fruit and vegetables… | |
42.686812 23.325077 | 25 Traditzia Gallery & Foundation Traditzia Gallery & Foundation is a fair-trade handicraft store in Sofia. It provides a much-needed commercial outlet for local artisans and children in social institutions selling fine art… | |
42.695764 23.331886 | 26 The pavements of the Antique Market in Sofia are lined with stalls selling everything from wartime Nazi memorabilia to Russian dolls. It's difficult to distinguish what's real and what's fake… | |
42.69479 23.330291 | 27 A long-standing favourite on Sofia's techno scene with good local DJs and foreign guests, Chervilo Club attracts the nouveau-riche fashion conscious. The main club nights take place in the… | |
42.693772 23.330166 | 28 Part of Sofia's lively music scene, Motto is good for a lunchtime glass of wine under a shady tree or a cocktail in the evening. It attracts a chic, slightly older crowd, serves good food and… | |
42.650193 23.34646 | 29 Bar na kraya na Vselenata is situated on the edge of Sofia's lively Studentski grad. You can enjoy a local beer in this eccentrically designed joint, which is relaxed, friendly and serves food… | |
42.694274 23.325443 | 30 The Ivan Vazov National Theatre is the oldest theatre in Bulgaria. The Neoclassical building, designed by Viennese architects H Helmer and F Felner, is one of Sofia's most important landmarks… |