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Swimming Pool
Art in an empty rooftop pool
About Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool is a non-profit art project space founded in 2015, on a central rooftop with an empty swimming pool, focused on research, collaboration and art education.
Why it's on our list
- Contemporary art
- Rooftop
- Non-profit
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Swimming Pool before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Swimming Pool 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
- Sofia University St. Kliment OhridskiM1M4600 m8 min walk
- Serdika IIM1M2M4650 m8 min walk
- SerdikaM1M4750 m10 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Ivan Vazov250 m3 min walk
- Taxi rank, Knyaz Alexander Dondukov Blvd.350 m4 min walk
Key sights
- Russian Church of St Nicholas50 mWalk 1 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 3 min
- Ivan Vazov National Theatre200 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Church of St Sofia250 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral350 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- National Archaeological Museum400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Central Mineral Baths600 mWalk 8 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Church of St Nedelya650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Banya Bashi Mosque700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Sofia Synagogue850 mWalk 11 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- National Palace of Culture (NDK)1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 7 min
Getting around
- Central Bus Station1.7 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Sofia Central Station2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Sofia Airport (SOF)7.0 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 24 min