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National Ethnographic Museum
Folk costumes and crafts
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Image courtesy of © Savannah Rivka Powell · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout National Ethnographic Museum
The National Ethnographic Museum, in the former Royal Palace on Battenberg Square, shows Bulgarian folk costumes, crafts, rituals and the kukeri masks of winter festivals.
Why it's on our list
- Folk costumes
- Crafts and rituals
- In the former Royal Palace
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with National Ethnographic Museum before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from National Ethnographic Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Serdika IIM1M2M4450 m6 min walk
- SerdikaM1M4550 m7 min walk
- Sofia University St. Kliment OhridskiM1M4800 m10 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Knyaz Alexander Dondukov Blvd.300 m4 min walk
- Taxi rank, Ivan Vazov350 m4 min walk
Key sights
- National Archaeological Museum200 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Russian Church of St Nicholas200 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Ivan Vazov National Theatre250 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Church of St Sofia350 mWalk 5 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Central Mineral Baths400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Church of St Nedelya450 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 4 min
- St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Banya Bashi Mosque500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Sofia Synagogue650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- National Palace of Culture (NDK)1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 7 min
Getting around
- Central Bus Station1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Sofia Central Station1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Sofia Airport (SOF)7.2 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 25 min