Bear museum

Bear museum is a museum in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. Bear museum is situated nearby to the lake Дендрариум, as well as near the meadow Игликина поляна.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boyana Church and Boyana waterfall.

Boyana Church

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Boyana Church is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church situated on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, in the Boyana quarter. In 1979, the building was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Boyana Church is situated 3½ km east of Bear museum.

Boyana waterfall

Waterfall

Photo: Mrejorix, Public domain.

Boyana Waterfall is the largest waterfall in the Vitosha mountain massif in western Bulgaria, with a height of 25 meters. Boyana waterfall is situated 2½ km east of Bear museum.

Alexandrov most

Bridge

Photo: Onziv1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alexandrov most is a bridge, which is situated 1½ km north of Bear museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vladaya and Manastriski livadi.

Vladaya

Village

Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vladaya is a village on the Vitosha and Lyulin mountains in western Bulgaria at an altitude of about 1000 m. In the 2011 census in Vladaya were counted 4043 residents, which makes it the tenth largest village in Bulgaria. Vladaya is situated 2½ km west of Bear museum.

Manastriski livadi

Suburb

Photo: Marcian, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Manastriski livadi is a suburb, which is situated 5 km northeast of Bear museum.

Marchaevo

Village

Marchaevo is a village in Vitosha district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, located some 19 km southwest of the city center. As of 2024 it has 1,209 inhabitants. Marchaevo is situated 6 km southwest of Bear museum.

Bear museum

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Музей на мечката”
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

42.63602° or 42° 38′ 10″ north

Longitude

23.22506° or 23° 13′ 30″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

8GJ5J6PG+C2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 513650296

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=museum

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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