Welcome to
Sofia
4 days: Monasteries in Bulgaria
- Duration100 hours
- Max Travelers5 people
- Free CancellationUp to 24 hrs
- CategoryBus Tours, Car Tours
Overview
In Bulgaria there are more than 120 monasteries! The interest in them we can explain with their role in the historical and cultural evolution of the Bulgarian nation. They survived the cruelty times of the middle ages and the Ottoman period, the vandalism, the natural disasters. They were the source of light in the dark ages of the people, making literally schools for education, science and religion.
Some of them are like open-air museums, still keeping their secrets. Join us to solve some of their mysteries, to see the biggest ones like Rila, Bachkovo, Troyan. Feel the spirit of the orthodox temples and look over the monks and the nuns. See the incredible frescos and icons, made by the different painting schools. Come to understand why these things are little pieces of heaven.
Gallery
What's included
Guide/driver
Private tour
Accommodation in boutique hotels for 3 nights
Enterence fees for the museums
Comfortable car
What's Not included
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Personal expenses
Itinerary
Welcome to Sofia.u00a0Today weu2019ll see two UNESCO sites u2013 Boyana church and Rila monastery. Transfer tou00a0Boyanau00a0u2013 30 minutes. The church is famous with its layers of paintingsu00a0dated from 11th, 13th. and 19th. century.
Transfer tou00a0Rila monasteryu00a0u2013 2 hours. Rila Monastery is the biggest monastery in Bulgaria. A guided tour of 1 hour and free time for lunch.
Transfer tou00a0Plovdivu00a0u2013 2 hours and 30 minutes. Plovdiv is the second largest city and the cultural capital of Europe for 2019.u00a0Accommodation in a boutique hotel in the center of Plovdiv.u00a0Guided tour in the old part of Plovdiv.
9.00. Hotel check-out.u00a0Transfer tou00a0nnBachkovo monasteryu00a0u2013 40 minutes. Bachkovo monastery is the second largest monastery in Bulgaria and it is a candidate for the list of UNESCO heritage.u00a0Guided tour and free time.
Transfer tou00a0Arapovski monasteryu00a0u2013 30 minutes.
Transfer tou00a0Shipka monasteryu00a0u2013 2 hours.
Transfer tou00a0Sokolski monasteryu00a0u2013 1 hour. A guided tour.
Transfer tou00a0Veliko Turnovou00a0u2013 1 hour.u00a0 Veliko Turnovo was the capital of the Bulgarian kingdom from 12th to 14th. century.nnAccommodationu00a0in a boutique hotelu00a0with a panoramic view to the Kingu2019s hill, where is the fortress.
9.00.u00a0After breakfast, a guided tour in Veliko Turnovo. Visit the fortress and feel the history of the place.
Transfer tou00a0Patriarchu2019s monasteryu00a0u2013 30 minutes. Transfer tou00a0Arbanasiu00a0to see the church u201cThe Nativity of Jesusu201du00a0u2013 30 minutes.
Transfer tou00a0Kupinovski monasteryu00a0u2013 40 minutes.
Transfer tou00a0Preobrajenski monasteryu00a0u2013 1 hour.
Transfer to Veliko Turnovo u2013 15 minutes.u00a0Night in Veliko Turnovo.
9.00. Hotel check-out.u00a0Transfer tou00a0Troyan monastery u2013u00a01 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 Bulgarianu00a0hero, who made a big conspiracy inside the Ottoman empire.
Transfer to Glodjeneu00a0monasteryu00a0u2013 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Transfer tou00a0Sofiau2013 2 hours. End of the program.
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.