Explore Central Bulgaria/ 3 nights

Short itinerary:

Day 1: Morning departure from Sofia – Koprivshtitsa – Troyan Monastery – Veliko Turnovo

Day 2: Veliko Turnovo – Arbanassi – Tryavna – Shipka mountain pass – Kazanluk

Day 3: Kazanluk – Stara Zagora – Plovdiv

Day 4: Plovdiv – Sofia

Description

This is our invitation to immerse in Central Bulgaria with its beautiful architectural monuments, museum towns of villages, traditional crafts, unspoilt nature and hospitality. You will travel some 250 km from Sofia and will cross the Balkans ( the mountain, which gave its name to the Balkan peninsula ) via 2 mountain passes ( Beklemeto, Shipka ), as well as the Valley of Roses and the Upper Thracian Plain with Maritsa river. Visit to some wineries can be added in the itinerary.

 

The tour highlights include:

Koprivshtitsa museum town; Troyan Monastery ( 3rd largest in Bulgaria ), Veliko Turnovo ( the medieval capital city of Bulgaria ), Arbanassi museum village, Tryavna museum town – centre of woodcarving and icon-painting, Kazanluk – the centre of the Valley of Roses, known as well as the Valley of the Thracian kings, Stara Zagora with its neolitic dwellings museum and museum of religions, Plovdiv – the oldest continually inhabited city in Europe, European capital of Culture in 2019, etc…

The tour price can be tailored to different number of travellers, category of accommodation and transport means.