Discover Bulgaria, Tours
Route: Sofia – Veliko Tarnovo – Kazanlak – Plovdiv – Sofia
Day 1: Arrival in Sofia. Transfer from the airport and departure to Veliko Tarnovo. Accommodation and dinner .
Day 2: Breakfast . Tour of Veliko Tarnovo – Tsarevets hill holding pethilyadoletna history and Samovodska bazaar – ethnographic complex that preserved the authentic atmosphere of the city from the XIX-th century. Lunch at Arbanasi located 7 km. the old capital. Visit the church “Nativity”, which will see the impressive mural “Circle of Life.” Afternoon – visit to a winery and tasting Lyaskovets selected Bulgarian wines. Return back to hotel, dinner . Optional visit to the audio- visual show “Sound and Light”, which will return you back centuries, recreating the historical development of the city.
Day 3: Early breakfast . Departure to Kazanlak and join in the “Rose Festival” – participation in the ritual of collecting rose petals in the rose plantations, participate in carnival and lunch – barbecue with folklore program . Departure for Plovdiv. Accommodation and dinner .
Day 4 : Breakfast . Tour of the Old Town, known for its outstanding examples of houses from the Renaissance period – Ethnographic Museum / Museum preserves more than 40,000 cultural values associated primarily with the tradition of the population in Plovdiv and its cultural and economic hinterland / Lamartine’s house, Roman Amphitheatre, Church of St. Constantine and Elena mosque. Departure to Bachkovo monastery and lunch . The monastery is from the 11th century, the second largest in Bulgaria, with original architecture and magnificent frescoes from the 17th century. Departure for Sofia. Accommodation dinner .
Day 5: Breakfast . Tour the main sights of Sofia – the quadrangle of tolerance, St. George, Presidency, administrative center, the National Theatre Ivan Vazov, the former Royal Palace, the Russian Church, Parliament, St. Sofia church-monument St. Alexander Nevski with a visit to the crypt, keep some of the most valuable Bulgarian icons and frescoes. Lunch in Boyana. Then visit the Boyana church – one of the cultural symbols of Bulgaria listed in 1979 as a cultural monument in the List of World Heritage by UNESCO. Free time. Folclore dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 6: Breakfast and transfer to the airport.
