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Address: 16 Vitoshko lale str., Sofia 1618, BULGARIA
Phones: ++359/2/955-4280; ++359/2/955-4290; ++359/2/955-7604
Fax: ++359/2/955-7602
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.historymuseum.org
Director: Dr. Bojidar Dimitrov
Opening Hours:
1 Nov - 30 Apr (winter): 9.30 AM - 17.15 PM EET (GMT+2)
1 May - 31 Oct (summer): 10.30 AM - 18.15 PM
Closed on national holidays - 1 Jan, 3 Mar, 24 May, 6 Sep, 24 Dec.
Entrance Fees:
Tickets: 0.80 BGN (Adults); 0.30 BGN (Children under 18 years, soldiers and retired people)
Foreigners: 4 BGN (2 EUR)
Thursdays and on the International Day of Museums (May 18th): FREE.
Guided tours in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian and Russian: 10 BGN.
Bookings and inquiries: Phone: ++359/2/955-4280; Fax: ++359/2/955-7602
Cameras and video cameras, smoking and food are not allowed in the museum.
Facilities: Library, Computer Information System, Wardrobe, WC, Info Desk, Cafe Bar, Souvenir Shop, and 3 Bookshops.
Opening Hours: 10.00 - 12.00/ 14.00 - 18.00; Closed on Mondays.
Address: 2, Saborna St. 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: ++359/2/882-406
Web site: www.naim.bg
Remains of Thracian, Greek and Roman settlements in the ivy-clad 15th century 'Buyuk(Big)Mosque'.
Opening Hours: 10.00 - 18.00; Closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Address: Tcherni Vrah Blvd. 4, 1420 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: ++359/2/865-6639
Fax: ++359/2/866-1455;
Web site: www.earthandman.org
Director: Assoc. Prof. Mihail Maleev, PhD
Chief curator: Petko Petrov
Founded in 1986. Over 20,000 exhibits are on display, divided into six sections: Giant Crystals, Minerals of the Earth, Industrial Minerals, Raw Material Sources of Bulgaria, Gems, New Materials. The museum also holds art exhibitions and classical music evenings, which are noted in our cultural supplement.
| NATIONAL NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM |
Opening Hours: 10.00 - 19.00; No day off.
Address: Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. 1, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: ++359/2/874-195; ++359/2/988-5115 ext. 711
Web site: www.nmnhs.com
Director: Assoc. Prof. Peter Beron, PhD
The museum was founded in 1889 and opened to visitors in 1907. Nowadays the museum has three major sections: Geology, Zoology and Botany. Apart from several meteorites, the 'Earth and Space' exhibition features unique lunar samples and an impressive dinosaur skeleton. A special exhibition shows live pythons, crocodiles, and iguanas.
Opening Hours: 10.30 - 17.30; Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Address: 6A, Moskovska St., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: ++359/2/874-191
Web site:www.hs41.iccs.bas.bg
The museum displays folk costumes, fabrics, jewelry,wood cuttings, hammered ironwork, etc. A small craft shop sells crafts, costumes and musical instruments from all over Bulgaria. In the former Royal Palace on Tsar Osvohoditel Blvd., along with the National Art Gallery.
| THE ALEXANDER NEVSKY CRYPT |
Opening Hours: 10.30 - 12.30/14.00 - 18.30; Closed on Tuesdays.
Address: 1, St. Alexander Nevsky, Sq. 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: ++359/2/877-697
The crypt museum was founded in 1965 and contains items from the very beginnings of Bulgarian iconography (the end of the 9th century) until the end of the 19th century. All stages of the Bulgarian iconography school are represented in a collection of 1500 items.
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Housing in Bulgaria's Capital Sofia Rose by 49% Within Four Years, 08/09/2020
Housing in Sofia rose by 48.6% in four years. This ranks the capital in first place among the major cities in the ranking of property prices. The prices of newly built apartments in Sofia in the first quarter of the year are 43.3% higher than in 2015, according to data from the National Statistical Institute. In the case of existing apartments, the increase for the same period is much higher - by 50.6%. For such a long period of time in the rise in price of new and old apartments in Sofia there is the smallest difference compared to other major cities in the country with over 120 thousand inhabitants. This shows that there is a serious demand in the capital for both new construction and existing housing. [read more]
Vitosha Boulevard in the Top 50 of the Most Expensive Streets in Europe, 14/11/2019
Vitosha Boulevard, known as "Vitoshka" among the capital's residents, has climbed the ranking of the most expensive streets in Europe, according to a list of a US real estate company. [read more]
UK Embassy in Bulgaria, 31/01/2019
Ambassador Emma Hopkins has a message for UK nationals in Bulgaria. In it she provides an update on latest negotiations, the Embassy's recent work and reminds of the importance of registering with Bulgarian authorities if you reside in Bulgaria. [watch the video]
irishtimes.com, 26/04/2018
The flipside is that Bulgarian property is now remarkably affordable and probably appropriately priced. Properties that sold for €80,000 10 years ago are widely available now for €25,000, writes Diarmaid Condon in Is the price now right for Bulgarian property investments?. [read the article]
independent.co.uk, 17/04/2018
If you're looking for a cheap beach holiday this summer, you should head to Bulgaria and Turkey, according to the 12th annual Post Office Travel Money Holiday Costs Barometer. [read the article]
independent.co.uk, 13/12/2017
British holidaymakers are moving east to extract more value for their pounds, according to Europe’s biggest travel firm, writes Simon Calder in Bulgaria and Croatia See More Bargain-Seeking Brits. [read the article]
telegraph.co.uk, 05/05/2004
The prices are almost irresistible, but buyers must beware dodgy deals and 'iffy' infrastructure, writes Cheryl Markosky in Bulgaria Beckons. [read the article] |
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