Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
and biking trips. It offers day trips to Rila Monastery (96 lv) and Koprivshtitsa (96 lv) as
well as one-day hiking trips to Mount Vitosha (98 lv). Prices are per person, for groups of
up to six. Entrance is on ul Lavele.
Festivals & Events
Sofia International Film Festival
(
www.siff.bg
;
Mar)
Movie buffs descend on the capital each March for a celebration of
international independent films.
CINEMA
Flower for Gosho Festival
(Yuzhen Park; Jun)
This two-day event in early/mid-June takes place in Yuzhen Park (
Click here
)
and features blues musicians and rock bands from across Bulgaria.
LIVE MUSIC
A to JazZ
(
www.atojazz.bg
;
Doctors' Garden; late Jun)
Live jazz performances take place in the
Doctors' Garden (
Click here
)
over a few days in late June.
JAZZ
Sofia International Folklore Festival
( mid-Jul)
Takes place in and around the city for three days in mid-July.
TRADITIONAL MUSIC
TRADITIONAL DANCE,
CHRISTIAN
St Sofia's Day
( Sep)
The city's patron saint is honoured with services at churches across the capital on
17 September.
Sofia Dance Week
(NDK; late Sep-early Oct)
A varied program of modern dance, held over two weeks at
the NDK (
Click here
)
.
DANCE
CINEMA
Cinemania
( Nov-Dec)
A month-long, non-competitive celebration of independent film-making
held in the National Palace of Culture (NDK;
Click here
)
in November and December.
