DAY 1 WEDNESDAY, 01. 06. 2011: Arrival at Sofia airport. Transfer to
The hotel. Dinner. Overnight stay in Sofia.
DAY 2 THURSDAY, 02. 06. 2011: Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of Sofia – St. Nedelya Cathedral, St. George Rotunda, Russian Church of St. Nicolas, St. Sophia Church, St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Ivan Vazov National Theater. Lunch. A visit to
The National Museum of History and
The Boyana Church.
The Boyana Church is included in
The UNESCO List of World Cultural Heritage and has preserved frescoes of an unknown artist, which date back to
The year 1259.
The frescoes impress with
The spirituality and expressiveness of their images, created 7 years before
The birth of Giotto di Bondone, considered
The first Renaissance artist. Dinner. Overnight stay in Sofia.
DAY 3 FRIDAY, 03. 06. 2011: Breakfast. Departure for Rila Monastery –
The biggest monastery in Bulgaria, founded in
The 10th century by
The monk and hermit St. John of Rila, patron and protector of Bulgaria.
The monastery served as
The center for cultural and spiritual life of
The Bulgarian people, during
The centuries of foreign enslavement. Visit to
The monastery,
The main church and
The monastery museum. Lunch. Departure for Plovdiv – one of Europe’s most ancient cities, older than Athens, Rome and Constantinople. Arrival. Accommodation at
The hotel. Dinner. Overnight stay in Plovdiv.
DAY 4 SATURDAY, 04. 06. 2011: Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of Plovdiv – a tour of
The old town which consists of one of
The most spectacular ensembles of town houses from
The period of
The Bulgarian National Revival. Visit to
The Saints Constantine and Helena Church, Roman Theatre, Regional Ethnographic Museum. Lunch. Departure for Kazanlak –
The capital of
The Rose Valley. Arrival. Visit to
The Rose Museum, which has unique exhibits relevant to
The production of
Rose oil from
The year 1660 until today; visit to Iskra Museum of History (
The most recently discovered gold, silver and bronze findings from
The Thracian mounds are on display in
The new treasury) and to
The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak.
The tomb is part of a great Thracian necropolis that dates back to
The 4th century BC. It has been part of
The UNESCO List of World Cultural Heritage since 1979. Accommodation at
The hotel. Dinner. Overnight stay in Kazanlak.
DAY 5 SUNDAY, 05. 06. 2011: Breakfast. Visit to
The Rose fields where
Rose picking rituals take place. Carnival parade of
The Rose festival 2011. Official lunch with traditional folklore program. Free time. Dinner and overnight in Kazanlak.
DAY 6 MONDAY, 06. 06. 2011: Breakfast. Departure for
The village of Skobelevo. Arrival at
The parking lot in front of
The Rose gardens in
The village of Skobelevo. All tourists will be welcomed by young girls wearing typical national costumes and live folklore music.
The girls will then accompany tourists into
The Rose gardens showing them personally how
The Rose buds are picked. For that purpose each one of them is caring a wicker basket. Baskets will be distributed among tourists too so they can pick some
Rose buds by themselves. 15-20 min free time in
The gardens is provided for that purpose. A visit to
The rose-distillery. Tourists will be welcomed at
The entrance with homemade bread and salt which is a typical Bulgarian tradition. A specialist will then introduce visitors to
The old way to extract oil from roses,
The modern way of extracting oil in
The rose-distillery. Ethereal oil testing. Examination of a wide collection of decorative roses. After
The visit of
The rose-distillery, tourists will be offered to try
Rose liqueur,
Rose jam and mineral water.
The whole tour will end-up with a short folklore program (about 15 – 20 min). Departure for Koprivshtitsa – pretty little town at
The heart of Sredna Gora. Arrival. Lunch. Visit to Koprivshtitsa - Oslekov’s House, Todor Kableshkov’s Memorial House, Dimcho Debelianov’s House and
The Church of
The Dormition of
The Theotokos. Continuing our road to Sofia. Arrival. Accommodation at
The hotel. Dinner. Overnight stay in Sofia.
DAY 7 TUESDAY, 07. 06. 2011: Breakfast. Transfer to
The airport. Departure.
Цена: € 560
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