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Central Mineral Baths
The striped bathhouse of 1913, now the city museum, with taps outside where locals fill bottles with hot spring water.
- Open
- Always; the museum closes on Mondays
- Price
- Free; paid for the museum
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Ploshtad Banski 1, 1000 SofiaDirections
- Getting There
- A 5-minute walk from Serdika station.
Why Go
Sofia was built on hot springs, and the bathhouse, in a Byzantine-inspired style, now holds the Museum of Sofia's History. In the square beside it, warm mineral water flows from public taps day and night.
Across the street, the Banya Bashi Mosque was built in 1566, during Ottoman rule.
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