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Sofia City Art Gallery

Art gallery·City Centre·Ticket

Bulgarian art

About Sofia City Art Gallery

The Sofia City Art Gallery, in the City Garden, holds a large collection of Bulgarian art and hosts changing exhibitions.

Why it's on our list

  • Bulgarian art
  • Changing exhibitions
  • In the City Garden

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Sofia City Art Gallery before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from Sofia City Art Gallery 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

  1. Serdika IIM1M2M4500 m6 min walk
  2. SerdikaM1M4500 m6 min walk
  3. Patriarh EvtimiyM3750 m9 min walk

Nearest taxi ranks

  1. Taxi rank, Ivan Vazov300 m4 min walk
  2. Taxi rank, Solunska400 m5 min walk

Key sights

  1. Ivan Vazov National Theatre200 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
  2. National Archaeological Museum200 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
  3. Church of St Nedelya350 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
  4. Russian Church of St Nicholas400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 4 min
  5. Central Mineral Baths550 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
  6. Banya Bashi Mosque600 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
  7. Church of St Sofia600 mWalk 8 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
  8. Sofia Synagogue700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
  9. St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
  10. National Palace of Culture (NDK)1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 6 min

Getting around

  1. Central Bus Station1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 8 min
  2. Sofia Central Station2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
  3. Sofia Airport (SOF)7.4 kmCycle 30 minCar or taxi 25 min

Location

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