Unrevealed stories of Bulgaria

A trip where you meet the locals, enjoy food demonstrations with wine tastings, art and crafts presentations. A week to truly see and feel Bulgaria, its history and presence, the pride that people take in being decedents of the Old Bulgarian Kingdom. You will stand a centimeters away from Prehistoric drawings, visit UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites and walk into a tombs dating back to the 3rd century BC.  You will feel like you have climbed into a time machine. You will visit Monasteries and Churches built between the 10th and 17th centuries and monuments more than 2000 years old. You will marvel over treasures dating back to the 5th millennium BC, view significant works of art from the late Neolithic age, and walk through landscapes inhabited by humans for more than 70,000 years.

• Sofia city tour including Alexander Nevsky Cathedral visit
• Visit of Monastery RILA
• Visit of Bansko resort in Pirin National Park
• City tour of Plovdiv – the cultural center of Bulgaria
• City tour of Veliko Tarnovo, the historic capital of the Bulgarian kingdom
• Visit to Tryavna, the historic city
• Visit of Arbanassi village-museum
• Visit of small town Koprivnista
• Aboard a locomotive thru Rhodope massif of the BB Diesel type on narrow tracks with 760 mm spacing built between 1913 and 1945

All local transfers/transport
5 overnights, BB

Wine tasting

Craft workshop
13 entries to monuments/sites/monasteries/point of interests according to program
BB diesel train ticket
English speaking Local guide all days