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World Heritage Sights of Bulgaria Tour from the Border
Tour ID:
1065
Tour Theme:
Historic and Cultural Tours
Regions:
Sofia, Black Sea Coast, Central Bulgaria, Southern Bulgaria
Duration:
7 Days / 6 Nights |
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Day by Day Itinerary:
Day 1:
ROUTING: GIURGIU (BULGARIAN BORDER) - RUSSE
- Pick up at Giurgiu â“ Romanian side of the border approx. at 1 p.m.
- Cross the border to Bulgaria
- Short sightseeing tour of Russe and drive to the village of Ivanovo to visit
the Rock monasteries cut out in the rocks of the canyons of Russenski Lom
River. The monastery used to have more than 300 rock premises in the period
between the 9th and the 14th c. and was one of the biggest rock monastery groups
in Europe.
- Overnight in Russe
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL***
Day 2:
ROUTING: RUSSE - ISPERIH - SVESHTARI - SHUMEN
- After breakfast departure to the town of Isperih to reach the village of
Sveshtari and visit its Thracian tomb. Although built in the same
period as the tomb in Kazanlak (3rd c. BC) the two complexes are entirely
different. The one at Sveshtari is a unique multifigural complex, decorated with
ten dancing "caryatids" dressed in exquisite costumes. Each figure's face is
with its own character and expression.
- Drive To Shumen
- Overnight in Shumen
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL****
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Day 3:
ROUTING: SHUMEN - MADARA - VARNA - NESSEBAR
- Breakfast
- Drive to the village of Madara to see the oldest monumental sculptural
bas-relief in Europe â“ Madara Horseman (8th-9th c. AD). The composition
made of the face of the rock, 23 m above the ground consists of the figure of a
horseman, a lion and a dog, placed in triangle of each other and depicted in
motion.
- In the afternoon sightseeing of Varna - the capital of the Bulgarian Riviera
with visit to the History museum to see the oldest gold treasure in the world
(5th Millenium BC).
- Drive to Nessebar
- Overnight in Nessebar
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL***
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Day 4:
ROUTING:
NESSEBAR - KAZANLAK
- Breakfast
- Sightseeing of the Old town of Nessebar, situated on a small
peninsular, connected to the main land with a narrow isthmus only. The
settlement was founded in the 3rd c. BC and was an important fortress during the
ages. It was flourishing during the medieval period and ruins from its fortress
walls and several quite well preserved churches, dated back from the 8th to the
14th c. could be seen. The town has typical old houses and is a resort centre as
well.
- Drive to Kazanlak located in the Valley of roses
- Overnight in Kazanlak
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL***
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Day 5:
ROUTING: KAZANLAK - SOFIA
- Breakfast
- Visit to the Thracian tomb of Kazanlak. The tomb (4th-3rd c BC) was
obviously prepared for the local Thracian ruler and decorated with great
mastership, following the characteristics of the Hellenistic painting art. In
the afternoon sightseeing tour of Plovdiv - the second biggest town in Bulgaria
with monuments from Thracian, Roman and medieval periods, walking tour in the
old part of the town with typical Bulgarian houses from 18th and 19th c. and
visiting the Roman Theatre (2nd c AD) and the Ethnographic museum.
- Drive to the capital Sofia
- Overnight in Sofia
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL****
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Day 6:
ROUTING: SOFIA - RILA - SOFIA
- After breakfast drive southward along the valley of Struma river to Rila
Monastery - the largest and one of the oldest Bulgarian monasteries, hidden
within the recesses of Rila mountain, build in the 10thc. The monastery has been
destroyed by robbers and by fires several times, but always rebuilt again, each
time larger and better constructed and decorated. The nowadays complex was built
in the first half of the 19th c. Back to Sofia and visit of Boyana Church,
located at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, built in stages, the oldest part,
probably in the 11th c.
- Overnight in Sofia
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL****
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Day 7:
ROUTING: SOFIA
- Breakfast
- Transfer to Airport and Final good-bye from your Bulgarian Driver
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End of tour services
This tour can also be adjusted to start or end in Romania. For tour ideas visit
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