Discover Bulgaria
                             

7 days / 6 nights

 

 

DAY 1: SOFIA- Dinner
Arrival in Sofia. Transfer and accommodation at Hotel 4 ****. Dinner in the hotel. Overnight.

 

DAY 2: SOFIA – VITOSHA MOUNTAIN- SOFIA- F/B
Breakfast. City tour of Sofia. The sight seeing of Sofia passes trough the Alexander Nevsky memorial cathedral and 5th century St. Sofia church that gave the city name and which is featured in the capital’s coat –of –arms. The archeological excavations and the 4^th century St. George rotunda – the only preserved monument from early Byzantine times, are of particular interest. Drive to Vitosha Mountain for lunch. Visit to the Moreny Stone River. Back to Sofia. Dinner in the hotel. Overnight.

 

DAY 3: SOFIA – RILA MONASTERY – PLOVDIV- F/B
Breakfast. Departure for Plovdiv via Rila Monastery – the biggest spiritual and literature center of the Bulgarian revival period. Lunch in Rila. Proceeding to Plovdiv. Accommodation at  Hotel 4****. Dinner in the hotel. Overnight.

 

DAY 4: PLOVDIV- F/B
Breakfast. Half day City tour of Plovdiv – the successor of the old Thracian settlement of Eumolpia and sight seeing including a visit of the Ethnographic museum and the old part of Plovdiv, now an architectural museum reserve and the Roman theater. Lunch. Free time. Dinner in the hotel. Overnight.

 

DAY 5: PLOVDIV – BACHKOVO MONASTERY – PLOVDIV- F/B
Breakfast. Trip to Bachkovo Monastery, built in 1038 by the Bakuryani brothers from Georgia. The monastery contains a rich library and museum collection. It is the second by importance in Bulgaria. Lunch. Back to Plovdiv. Free time. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

 

DAY 6: PLOVDIV – KOPRIVSHTITSA – SOFIA- F/B
Breakfast. Departure to Koprivshtitsa – a museum town rich of the typical Bulgarian architectural heritage. Lunch.  Proceeding to Sofia. Accommodation at hotel 4****. Farewell dinner with folklore shows. Overnight.

 

DAY 7: SOFIA- Breakfast
Breakfast. Transfer to the Sofia Airport for departure.