Bulgaria

A week in Sofia

Seven days in Sofia without seven days of sightseeing. The plan slows down in the middle, which is what a week is for.

  • 6 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Sofia trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

7 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Motto

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  3. 14:3017:00

    Sofia Public Mineral Baths

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    architectural structure

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Godzila

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    ul. Gen. Y. V. Gurko 52 2

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 08:00–24:00

    Show on map

    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  6. 20:3023:00

    National Palace of Culture

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Congress and cultural venue in Sofia, Bulgaria

Day 2

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Tsukernia Savenko

    Цукерня Савенко

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Sofia-S.G., Улица Бачо Киро 5, 1000 София

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 08:00–18:30 · Sat 10:00–18:30 · Sun closed

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    National Art Gallery of Bulgaria

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Sofia, Bulgaria

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Adella

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    ul. Tintyava 15Г, 1113 София

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 07:00–23:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  6. 14:3017:00

    National Museum of Natural History

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    national museum of natural history in Bulgaria

    бул. Цар Освободител 1

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  7. 17:0019:30

    National Museum of Military History

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Sofia, Bulgaria

    Черковна 92, 1505

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  8. 19:3021:00

    Fiore 21

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Цар Симеон 231, 1309 София

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  9. 21:0023:30

    Sofia Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    бул. Янко Сакъзов 23А, 1504 София

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

Day 3

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    1920

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

    бул. Княгиня Мария Луиза 60

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 08:00–20:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Sofia City Art Gallery

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Art Gallery in Sofia, Bulgaria

    Ген. Гурко 1, 1000

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 10:00–19:00 · Sun 11:00–18:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Bistro Lyubimoto

    Бистро Любимото

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Улица Генерал Паренсов 25, 1000 София

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 11:30–23:30 · Sat 12:00–23:30 · Sun 11:30–23:30

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  6. 14:3017:00

    House-museum "Ivan Vazov", Sofia

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Sofia

    Улица Иван Вазов 10, 1261 София

    Opening hours: Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30 · Sun closed

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Арбат

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Булевард Цар Освободител 10, 1000 София

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  9. 20:3023:00

    Sfumato Theatre Workshop

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria

    Улица Димитър Греков 2, 1527 София

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

Day 4

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Veda House

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

    William Gladstone St 2, 1000 София

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:30–22:30

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    National Polytechnical Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Bulgaria

    Опълченска 66, 1303 София

    Opening hours: Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Sun closed

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Yun

    Юн

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    ul. Elemag 34, 1113 София

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–22:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  6. 14:3017:00

    National Gallery for Foreign Art

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Bulgarian gallery located on St. Alexander Nevsky Square in Sofia

    Улица 19-ти февруари, 1000 София

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    The Revolutionary

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Vasil Levski Sq, 1504 София

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  9. 20:3023:00

    Bulgarian Army Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria

    Улица Георги С. Раковски 98, 1000 София

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

Day 5

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Vitosha Street

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Vitosha Blvd 10, 1000 София

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  2. 08:45

    4h 15m open

    08:45 – 13:00

    A morning to yourselves

  3. 13:0014:00

    Ozone Skybar & lounge

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Vitosha Blvd 89b, 1463 София

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 18:00–02:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  4. 14:3017:00

    Museum of Socialist Art, Sofia

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Sofia, Bulgaria

    7, Luchezar Stanchev St.

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–17:30

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  5. 17:0019:30

    Ancient cultural - communication complex Serdika

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Bulgaria

    район Оборище, 1000 София

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

  6. 19:3021:00

    Gato Negro

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    ul. Burgas, 1309 София

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  7. 21:0023:30

    Modern Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria

    Върбица 12

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

Day 6

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Memento

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Булевард Витоша 32, 1000 София

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 07:30–24:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    National Literary Museum (Sofia)

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Literary Museum in Sofia

    138 G. S. Rakovski Str., floor 2

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Blend

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    ul. Emiliyan Stanev 1B, 1407 София

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 08:00–24:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  6. 14:3017:00

    The Red Flat

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums
  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Бохем

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Булевард Александър Стамболийски 186, 1309 София

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  9. 20:3022:00

    Wonderland

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    Desserts & Cocktails

    ul. Petar Parchevich 26, 1000 София

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–21:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

Day 7

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Breakfast, open

    No verified place here fits this meal and your answers, so it is left open.

    • 45m
    • Open time
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Ethnographic Institute and Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum and institute in Sofia, Bulgaria

    6A Moskovska Str

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Spaghetti Kitchen

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Italian food American grill

    6th September St 9, 1000 София

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Sofia
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors