Old Sofia · Old Sofia
Zhenski Pazar
The Women’s Market
About Zhenski Pazar
Zhenski Pazar, the Women’s Market, is Sofia’s biggest and most colourful open-air market, a long street of stalls selling seasonal fruit and vegetables, cheese, honey, spices and household goods. Watch your bags in the crowds.
Why it's on our list
- Fruit, vegetables and cheese
- Spices and household goods
- Busy and colourful
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Zhenski Pazar before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Zhenski Pazar 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
- Lavov mostM2400 m5 min walk
- Serdika IIM1M2M4500 m6 min walk
- SerdikaM1M4550 m7 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Aleksandar Stamboliyski Blvd.650 m8 min walk
- Taxi rank, Tsar Simeon700 m8 min walk
Key sights
- Sofia Synagogue300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Banya Bashi Mosque400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Central Mineral Baths450 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Church of St Nedelya700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- National Archaeological Museum800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Russian Church of St Nicholas1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Ivan Vazov National Theatre1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Church of St Sofia1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- National Palace of Culture (NDK)2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
Getting around
- Central Bus Station900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Sofia Central Station1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Sofia Airport (SOF)7.8 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 26 min