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DAY - 1:
Arrival in Sofia. Meet, greet & assisting by a tour guide. Transfer
to the hotel. Lunch. A half day sightseeing tour of the central part of Sofia - "St.Sofia" basilika, "St.George" Rotunda,
the Russian Church, the Alexander Nevski Cathedral, the National Theatre, the
Tsar Osvoboditel Monument, the House of Parliament etc. Dinner. Overnight in
Sofia.
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DAY - 2:
Breakfast. Then departure for the town of Kazanlak, the main town in the Valley
of Roses, where the famous Rose Festival is held annually. The picturesque
Valley of Roses is tucked bet-ween the Balkan Range and Sredna Gora Mountains,
where hundreds of thousands of roses are in bloom in May and beginning
of June - "a feast for the eye and soul…"
A visit to the town of Sopot and the town of Karlovo - Bulgarian towns
rich in historic and cultural heritage. Lunch in the town of Kalofer at a typical
Bulgarian house from the National Revival period. A visit to a work shop where
some of the most beautiful Bulgarian handmade carpets, blankets and the famous
Karlovo lace are made.
Dinner and overnight in the town of Kazanlak. On the following day you’ll
have the opportunity to get acquainted with more and different Bulgarian customs
and rituals.
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DAY - 3:
Breakfast. Then a visit to the Museum of the Roses in the Valley of Roses in
Kazanlak - the only museum of the kind in the world, as an inseparable piece
of the Bulgarian history and culture the famous oil-yielding Bulgarian rose
became the country’s symbol since the 18th century. There are a lot
of people from all over the world coming here, knowing that they will experience
something different and unusual, because the beautiful environment makes
them forget the trivial daily life and prepares them to experience new sensations.
Among the heady aroma of the roses you will have the chance to observe the
unique rose boiling ritual and taste the unique rose brandy and rose jam.
Lunch.
A visit to the Replica of the famous Thracian tomb.
Dinner and overnight in the town of Kazanlak.
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DAY - 4:
After breakfast a visit to the remarkable Russian church in the Shipka village.
Then departure for Bojentsi and Etara museum-villages - idyllic villages
where the time seems to have lulled to sleep centuries ago. An excellent
opportunity to learn more about Bulgaria and her people in the authentic
atmosphere of the place. The waft of freshly baked bread drifts across from
an old bakery and a tiny coffee shop serves streaming sweet coffee cooked
in a copper pot. Pastry cooks offer delicious home-made cookies and cakes.
And around all this - lovely old houses, flowers on the window sills, small
shops with wooden shutters and gas lanterns on the street corners. Then you
have lunch tasting the delicious Bulgarian yogurt - well known all
over the world in the Kmetovtsi village. Then you depart to the town of Veliko
Turnovo, built at the foothills of the Central Balkan mountains. The town
is situated amphitheatrically on four hills, the ridges of which were indeed
the deeply inclined steep banks of the Yantra river meanders.
Dinner and overnight in the town of Veliko Turnovo.
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DAY - 5:
Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing of the town of Veliko Turnovo. Lunch. Visit
to the Arbanassi village - houses that resemble minor fortresses on the outside
with high, solid walls and heavy gates, iron grids and secret hiding places,
but which are spacious and comfortable, richly decorated and furnished on
the inside.
Dinner and overnight in the town of Veliko Turnovo.
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DAY - 6:
Breakfast at the hotel. A visit to the Troyan Monastery, known above all for
the creative work of Zahari Zograph who painted both the exterior and the interior
(a rare practice for the time) of the main church built in 1835. It is a fine
example of the impact of the popular conception of the world and the influence
of housing architecture on religious construction. The Troyan Monastery belongs
completely to the Bulgarian National Revival period. The iconostasis of the
main church made in 1839 is a masterpiece of woodcarving. Amazing in its originality,
is the much earlier (1794) carving of the holy altar gates in the St. Nikola
Chapel. Particularly valuable among the multitude of manuscripts and incunabula
are the so-called Troyan Homilies of the 17th century. A visit to an artistic
craft exhibition in the Oreshak village. Lunch in the museum town of Koprivshtitsa
- white stone walls, overgrown with ivy and wild geranium and gardens full
of flowers. Vaulted stone bridges run across the bubbly Topolnitsa river. Heavy,
iron-studded gates hide blue, yellow and red houses with verandas, bay windows
and eaves and the spacious rooms are lit up by brightly colored rugs and cushions,
carved ceilings and cupboards, copper vessels and ceramics. Specialists say
that every house in Koprivshtitsa is a work of art. The Oslekov, Kableshkov
and Lyutov houses are fine examples of this.
Continue to the town of Sofia.
Dinner and overnight in Sofia.
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DAY - 7:
Breakfast at the hotel. A visit to the Museum of National history in Boyana village
and the Boyana church - a cultural monument under the protection of UNESCO.
The most remarkable feature of the church are its frescos from 1259, painted
by an unknown Bulgarian artist in the style of the V. Turnovo School of Painting
and are the best achievement of Bulgarian mediaeval art. Lunch. A visit to
the Dragalevtsi Monastery.
Dinner at a folk-style restaurant with Bulgarian traditional cuisine and folklore.
While trying the delicious Bulgarian dishes and sampling the famous Bulgarian
wines you will be admiring the beautiful Bulgarian - melodious tunes and beautiful
voices, lively dances and brightly coloured costumes - Bulgarian folklore has
to be seen, felt and experienced!
DAY - 8:
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time. Transfer to the airport.
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