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Sofia


By day, a pleasant place to stop for a coffee, beer and homemade lemonade in the tree-covered back garden. By night, a more raucous mood takes over, as stylish clubbers cram the bar for cocktails against a throbbing DJ beat.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Sofia attractions

2. Ivan Vazov House-Museum

0.14 MILES

Bulgaria’s best-loved author, Ivan Vazov (1850–1921) lived at this house from 1895 until his death. Vazov wrote Under the Yoke, a classic of Bulgarian…

3. National Assembly

0.15 MILES

This imposing neoclassical palace houses the Bulgarian parliament and dates from the 1880s. It's normally closed to the public. Its likeness is traced on…

4. Sveti Nikolai Russian Church

0.15 MILES

This beautiful church with glittering mosaic exterior and golden domes was completed in 1914 for Sofia’s Russian community, and named in honour of St…

5. National Museum of Natural History

0.16 MILES

You can almost sense the ghosts of generations of school parties dutifully trooping through the musty halls of Bulgaria's oldest museum, founded in 1889…

7. Aleksander Nevski Crypt

0.2 MILES

Originally built as a final resting place for Bulgarian kings, this crypt now houses Bulgaria's biggest and best collection of icons, stretching back to…

8. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

0.2 MILES

This monument is located on the southern side of Sveta Sofia Church, facing the Aleksander Nevski Church. It's marked by an eternal flame meant to…