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CLASSIC BULGARIA TOUR

The Bulgarian land is an ancient crossroad. It remembers many civilizations and great peoples that wrote the pages of its turbulent history: bronze and iron spears and arrows, ruins of palaces and cities, wise words carved on rocks and stone columns, written on parchment and leather.
The Thracians bequeathed us the famous tombs near Kazanluk and Sveshtari, the unique gold treasures from Panagyurishte and Rogozen.
The Hellenes built the beautiful coastal towns of Apollonia, Anhialo and Messambria, and THE Romans - ancient Aescus, Nikopolis ad Istrum and Nove.
Huns, Gothes and Averas later passes through our lands. Around the mid-7th century the Slavs came from the north across the Danube, followed by the Bulgarians of Khan Asparouh to build the foundations of the present country at a time there were only three states in Europe: The Western Roman Empire, BULGARIA, and The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium)

We will take you back dozens of centuries to Pliska, Preslav and Veliko Tarnovo - the seats of the first Bulgarian khans, czars and kings; to the stone carving of the Madara Horseman; to the Thracian Gold Treasures; to the breathtaking murals of the Kazanlak Tomb and the church in Boyana; to the quiet wisdom of the Rila,Troyan and Rozhen Monastery and to the town of Melnick - Renaissance legend of wood, stone and color.

Our program is for 8 days/7 nights starting on every Saturday as follows:
16.05.2004, 13.06.2004, 11.07.2004, 15.08.2004, 05.09.2004 and 12.09.2004 with the following daily schedule:

1st day - Saturday: Sofia
Arrival in Sofia, transfer to your hotel. Overnight (D).

2nd day - Sunday: Sofia - Pleven - 116km
Morning departure for Pleven. On the way sightseeing the Troyan Monastery and the Oreshaka. Lunch. Proceed on to Pleven. Visit the "Panorama" museum. Overnight (B,L,D)

3rd day - Monday: Pleven - Veliko Tarnovo - 124 km
Morning departure for Veliko Tarnovo. Sightseeing of Tarnovo - an ancient Bulgarian capital. Visit the museum village Arbanassi. Lunch. Sightseeing Tzarevetz Holy Hill. Overnight (B,L,D)

4th day - Tuesday: Veliko Tarnovo - Kazanlak - Plovdiv - 200km
Morning departure for Plovdiv. On the way sightseeing the spectacular Shipka pass. Lunch at Kazanlak and then visit the famous Valley of Roses (the Rose's museum and the sepulchre Thrace). Overnight (B,L,D)

5th day - Wednesday: Plovdiv - Bansko - 130km
Morning sightseeing tour of Plovdiv. See the Old Quarter. Lunch. Visit the 11-th century Bachkovo Monastery . Proceed on to Bansko. Overnight (B,L,D)

6th day - Thursday: Bansko - Melnik - Sandanski - 100km
Morning departure for Sandanski. On the way see the Rozhen Monastery. Visit Melnik village - lunch with wine testing. Departure for Sandanski. Overnight (B,L,D)

7th day - Friday: Sandanski - Sofia - 162km
Morning leave for the 10-th century Rila Monastery, one of Europe's oldest and included in UNESCO's World Heritage List. Lunch. Continue to Sofia. Overnight (B,L,D)