The secret museums of Sofia

Sofia has so many museums, that the locals don’t even know for their existence. In this walking tour, the guide will tell what happened here millions of years ago and will lead you through the historical periods, through Аncient times, Мiddle ages, Кingdom era, and Socialistic era.

Join the untypical city tour to have a bigger picture of Sofia, that never sleeping beauty.

Join the untypical city tour to have a bigger picture of Sofia, that never sleeping beauty.

Itinerary

Sofia University Saint Kliment Ohridski · 2 h
The tour will start with Sofia University, which is the oldest one in Bulgaria. Inside you’ll visit 3 different museums – for the university, for the Mineralogy and for the Paleontology, where you can find sea creatures, that lived together with the dinosaurs, mammals like Deinotherium, a strange elephant, that lived in Bulgarian lands 20 million years ago, tusks from Mastodons and Mammoths, and a lot more.
Battenberg Mausoleum · 10 min
The mausoleum of the Bulgarian king Alexander von Battenberg, who was elected when the Bulgarian constitution was made.
Vasil Levski National Stadium · 20 min
Inside is the Museum of the sport - the history of the Bulgarian achievements.
Museum-House Ivan Vazov · 30 min
Visit the house of the patriarch of the Bulgarian literature.
House Museum PK Yavorov · 15 min
Visit the house of Peyo Yavorov, the famous symbolic poet.
Slaveikov Square · 10 min
Visit the house of Slaveikov - father and son, who were poets.
Nikola Vaptsarov House Museum · 30 min
Visit the flat of Nikola Vaptsarov, a famous poet of realism.
Earth And People National Museum · 40 min
Visit the museum for minerals and fossils, made by donations.