Filming locations near Sofia

14 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot — every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Ivan Vazov National Theatre, 1 km south-east; the most filmed is Nu Boyana Film Studios with 24 recorded productions, per Wikipedia.

Everything recorded against Sofia itself — rather than at a named spot near it — is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 14 8 towns & cities · 3 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 2 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 1 studios & sets Closest · Ivan Vazov National Theatre · 1 km Most famous · Pernik

Within 25 km of Sofia

1. Ivan Vazov National Theatre · 1 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Derailed. Theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria

2. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral · 1 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — East/West. Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria

3. Nu Boyana Film Studios · 7 km south · Studios & sets

   24 productions, per Wikipedia — The Expendables 2, 300: Rise of an Empire. Bulgarian film studio

4. Bistritsa · 13 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Conan the Barbarian. Village in Stolichna municipality, Sofia Capital oblast, Bulgaria

5. Vitosha · 15 km south · Landscapes & nature

   4 productions, per Wikipedia — Conan the Barbarian, Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead. Mountain massif in Bulgaria

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Pernik · 26 km south-west · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia — Conan the Barbarian, The Black Dahlia. City in Pernik municipality, Pernik oblast, Bulgaria

2. Aldomirovtsi · 32 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Derailed. Village in Slivnitsa municipality, Sofia oblast, Bulgaria

3. Ognyanovo · 35 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Expendables 2. Village in Elin Pelin Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria

4. Ognyanovo Reservoir · 36 km east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Expendables 2

5. Pravets · 53 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Day of the Dead. City in Pravets municipality, Sofia oblast, Bulgaria

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. Prohodna Cave · 81 km north-east · Landscapes & nature

   3 productions, per Wikipedia — He's a Dragon, Ao: The Last Hunter. Cave in Bulgaria

2. Pokrevenik · 84 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — You Won't Be Alone. Village in Pirot District, Serbia

3. Lukovit · 89 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Conan the Barbarian. City in Lukovit municipality, Lovech oblast, Bulgaria

4. Bansko · 97 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Expendables 2. City in Bansko municipality, Blagoevgrad oblast, Bulgaria

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