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National Art Gallery

Located in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital Coordinates: 42°41′47″ N 23°19′36″ E

National Art Gallery
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Nearest town
Sofia
0.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
Elevation
559 m
above sea level
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
SOF Sofia Airport7 km
INI Niš Constantine the Great Airport139 km

About National Art Gallery

National Art Gallery is a museum. Location: Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital.

From Wikipedia

The National Art Gallery (Bulgarian: Национална художествена галерия, Natsionalna hudozhestvena galeriya) is Bulgaria's national gallery, and houses over 50,000 pieces of Bulgarian art.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1948
Opened
1948
Official website
nationalgallery.bg

Source: Wikidata

Climate of National Art Gallery

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
May (77 mm)
Driest month
January (33 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of National Art Gallery
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°6°10°16°21°25°27°27°23°17°9°5°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°4°8°11°13°12°9°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)333643557777645143445142

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to National Art Gallery

The nearest airport is Sofia Airport (SOF), 7 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sofia, 1 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 7 kmeast
  • Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 139 kmnorthwest
  • Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) Plovdiv 144 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Sofia Population: 1.2M 1 kmnorthwest
  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 132 kmsoutheast
  • Niš Population: 250K 135 kmnorthwest
  • Skopje Population: 474.9K 174 kmsouthwest
  • Pristina Population: 550K 177 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from National Art Gallery

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 30 natural sites, 4 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • City Garden Attraction 1 kmSW
  • Ivan Vazov National Theatre Attraction 1 kmS
  • Vitosha Mountain TV Tower Landmark 9 kmSW
  • Borisova Gradina TV Tower Landmark 3 kmSE

25–60 km2 places

  • Beglichka Mogila Mountain 50 kmN
  • Damga Mountain 57 kmS

60–100 km32 places

  • Ostrozub Mountain 91 kmW
  • Gramada Mountain 79 kmW
  • Besna Kobila Mountain 92 kmW
  • Tegošnica River 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sofia City, Municipality of the Capital
    0.2 km NW
  • Rayon Vazrazhdane Municipality, Municipality of the Capital
    1.2 km N
  • Rayon Sredets Municipality, Municipality of the Capital
    1.6 km E
  • Rayon Oborishte Municipality, Municipality of the Capital
    2 km NE

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