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Breaking Out: Art in Sofia

Glean 7, Spring 2025

Essay by Viktoria Draganova

If you arrive in Sofia as a tourist, chances are you’ll soon find yourself heading toward the Women’s Market area. This neighbourhood has long been one of the most intriguing parts of the city, known for its mix of early twentieth-century architectural monuments and lively streets with food shops from around the world (especially the Middle East) — and for its stores teeming with all sorts of goods at low prices, like an offline Temu. The area is one of the most socially diverse in the cit (…)

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