Itinerary
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Stop At: Boyana Church, 3 Boyansko Ezero Str., Sofia 1616 Bulgaria
Welcome to Sofia. Today we’ll see two UNESCO sites – Boyana church and Rila monastery. Transfer to Boyana – 30 minutes. The church is famous with its layers of paintings dated from 11th, 13th. and 19th. century.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Rila Monastery, Rila 2643 Bulgaria
Transfer to Rila monastery – 2 hours. Rila Monastery is the biggest monastery in Bulgaria. A guided tour of 1 hour and free time for lunch.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Plovdiv Province
Transfer to Plovdiv – 2 hours and 30 minutes. Plovdiv is the second largest city and the cultural capital of Europe for 2019. Accommodation in a boutique hotel in the center of Plovdiv. Guided tour in the old part of Plovdiv.
Duration: 12 hours
Stop At: Bachkovo Monastery, 10km south of Asenovgrad on the main road between Assenovgrad and Smolyan, Bachkovo 4251 Bulgaria
9.00. Hotel check-out. Transfer to
Bachkovo monastery – 40 minutes. Bachkovo monastery is the second largest monastery in Bulgaria and it is a candidate for the list of UNESCO heritage. Guided tour and free time.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Arapovo Monastery, East of Asenovgrad 10km, Asenovgrad 4230 Bulgaria
Transfer to Arapovski monastery – 30 minutes.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Shipka, Shipka, Stara Zagora Province
Transfer to Shipka monastery – 2 hours.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sokolski Monastery, Kvartal Voditsi 60, Gabrovo 5300 Bulgaria
Transfer to Sokolski monastery – 1 hour. A guided tour.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province
Transfer to Veliko Turnovo – 1 hour. Veliko Turnovo was the capital of the Bulgarian kingdom from 12th to 14th. century.
Accommodation in a boutique hotel with a panoramic view to the King’s hill, where is the fortress.
Duration: 12 hours
Stop At: Tsarevets, Tsar Asen Square, Veliko Tarnovo 5000 Bulgaria
9.00. After breakfast, a guided tour in Veliko Turnovo. Visit the fortress and feel the history of the place.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Arbanasi, Arbanasi, Veliko Tarnovo Province
Transfer to Patriarch’s monastery – 30 minutes. Transfer to Arbanasi to see the church “The Nativity of Jesus” – 30 minutes.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Къмпинг „Къпиновски манастир“, Къпиновски Манастир, 5032 Veselina, Bulgaria
Transfer to Kupinovski monastery – 40 minutes.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Preobrazhenski manastir, Bulgaria
Transfer to Preobrajenski monastery – 1 hour.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province
Transfer to Veliko Turnovo – 15 minutes. Night in Veliko Turnovo.
Duration: 12 hours
Stop At: Troyan Monastery, Troyan Bulgaria
9.00. Hotel check-out. Transfer to Troyan monastery – 1 hour and 30 minutes. Troyan monastery is famous as the biggest monastery in North Bulgaria and with its miracle icon, which saved a lot of pilgrims. It was a hideout of Vasil Levski, the national Bulgarian hero, who made a big conspiracy inside the Ottoman empire.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: 7040 Glodzhevo, Bulgaria
Transfer to Glodjene monastery – 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Sofia, Sofia, Sofia Region
Transfer to Sofia– 2 hours. End of the program.
Duration: 2 hours