Monastery tour
                             

8 days / 7 nights

 

DAY 1: SOFIA- Dinner

Arrival at Sofia Airport transfer and accommodation at  4 star hotel. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 2: SOFIA – RILA MONASTERY – SANDANSKI – F/B

Breakfast. A sightseeing tour of the capital. Departure for Sandanski via Rila Monastery, the most significant in Bulgaria under the UNESCO. Visit of the monastery and lunch. Proceeding for Sandanski. Arrival and accommodation at hotel Sandanski – 4 star hotel. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 3: SANDANSKI – ROZHEN MONASTERY – MELNIK – BANSKO – PLOVDIV- F/B

Breakfast. Departure for Plovdiv via Rozhen Monastery and  town of Melnik. Sightseeing of the monastery complex and also the museum town nearby, which is famous for its original architecture. Proceeding for Plovdiv with stop for a lunch in the museum town of  Bansko. Arrival in Plovdiv and accommodation at Hotel – 4 star. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 4: PLOVDIV – BACHKOVO MONASTERY – PLOVDIV- F/B

Breakfast. Trip to the Bachkovo Monastery, the second in significance and size in Bulgaria, built in the 11th century. Lunch. Drive back to Plovdiv and a visit of the Old town. The guided tour includes the Philippopolis Amphitheater, the Ethnographic Museum,St. st. Konstantin and Elena church. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 5: PLOVDIV– KAZANLAK – SHIPKA CHURCH – DRIANOVO MONASTERY – VELIKO TARNOVO- F/B

Breakfast. Departure for Veliko Tarnovo, the old Bulgarian capital city, stopover in Kazanlak to visit of the Tracian tomb. Proceeding for Veliko Tarnovo and visit of the Shipka church, built in Russian style. Lunch in Gabrovo town. In the afternoon visit the Drianovo monastery (12^th century). Arrival in Veliko Tarnovo and accommodation at  4 star hotel. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 6: VELIKO TARNOVO –  ARBANASSI – VELIKO TARNOVO –F/B

Breakfast. Sightseeing of Veliko Tarnovo - one of the country’s most beautiful historic places. Tour of the Tzarevetz hill and its palaces, fortress walls and churches – Assenova Mahala. Lunch and trip to visit of the museum town of Arbanassi, the royal residence of the old capital city of Veliko Tarnovo.. Dinner and overnight in hotel.

DAY 7: VELIKO TARNOVO – KILIFAREVO MONASTERY -  TROYAN MONASTERY – SOFIA- F/B

Breakfast. Departure for Sofia via the Kilifarevo monastery (1350). Visit the Monastery. Proceeding to visit of the Troyan monastery, important by the most significant mural paints of the Bulgarian National Revival greatest artist Zahari Zograf. Lunch in Orechaka. Arrival in Sofia and accommodation at hotel 4****. Farewell folk show & dinner. Overnight.

DAY 8: SOFIA- Breakfast

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for the departure flight. End of the services.