1 DAY
Arrival in Sofia. Transfer to Koprivshtitsa, accommodation at a local hotel or a country house. Sightseeing tour of the town. Koprivshtitsa is a world famous folk festival centre, representing the typical atmosphere and architecture style of the Bulgarian National Revival period of the 19th century. The town was one of the centres of the April Uprising in 1876 and it was here that the first shot against the Ottoman occupation was fired. Visit to some of the most beautiful museum-houses in Koprivshtitsa: the Oslekov’s House, which is nowadays an ethnographic museum; the church “Dormition of the Virgin”, built in 1817, the Kableshkov’s Museum House, etc. Free time for a walk in the cozy cobbled streets of Koprivshtitsa and shopping. Dinner and overnight.

2 DAY
Traditional breakfast. Drive to Kazanlak. Visit to the Ethnographic Complex and the Thracian Tomb, which dates back to the 4th century BC and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Its murals and paintings are Bulgaria’s best preserved artistic masterpieces from the Hellenistic period. Drive to the town of Gabrovo via Shipka Pass. Visit to the Etar Open-Air Museum, lunch in the area. The park features typical Bulgarian Revival houses and the tourists are able to see how locals use original old instruments in crafts such as wood carving, pottery, coppersmith, needlework, etc. Walk around the complex. Drive to the village of Bozhentsi, declared as an architectural reserve. Accommodation at a traditional local hotel or in a country house, dinner and overnight.

3 DAY
Traditional “Bozhentsi” breakfast. Visit to some of the old museum houses in the village and departure for the town of Tryavna. Sightseeing tour of the town – the Old Square with the Clock Tower, the Old School, the Daskalova Museum House. Lunch at a local tavern and free time. In the afternoon departure for the village of Arbanassi, famous for its well preserved 17th and 18th century churches and the typical Revival architecture of its houses. On the way stop in the town of Dryanovo and visit to the Dryanovo Monastery. Accommodation in Arbanassi, dinner and overnight.

4 DAY
Sightseeing tour of Arbanassi – visit to the Konstantsalieva Museum House and some of the old churches. Drive to Veliko Tarnovo. Visit to the historical Tsarevets Hill, which served as a primary fortress of the capital town during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. Drive to the town of Lyaskovets and visit to the Lyaskovets winery for wine tasting. Drive back to Veliko Tarnovo, free time at the old Samovodenska Street. After dinner the audio-visual show “Tsarevets in Sounds and Lihgts” /optional/. Drive back to Arbanassi and overnight.

5 DAY
Departure for Lovech. Sightseeing of the famous Covered bridge and the old quarter Varosha. Drive to the town of Troyan and the village of Oreshak. Lunch. Visit to the Troyan Monastery and the National Exhibition of Folk Crafts and Applied Arts in the village of Oreshak. Accommodation in the village of Chiflik or Apriltsi. Dinner at a local tavern and overnight.

6 DAY
Drive to Sofia. Sightseeing tour of Sofia with a visit to the National Ethographic Museum and the Boyana Church, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Visit to the Alexander Nevski Cathedral – one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in Europe, as well as one of Sofia’s symbols and a primary tourist attraction; the Rotunda “St George”, the church “St. Sophia”, built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, the National Theatre “Ivan Vazov”, the Royal Palace, the President Department, etc. Accommodation and free time. In the evening traditional dinner with folklore program. Overnight.

7 DAY
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport and departure.

SUPPLEMENTS:
Single room supplement – 85 EUR.

THE PRICE INCLUDES:
Arrival and departure transfers;
6 nights accommodation at hotels in Sofia 3*, Koprivshtitsa 3*, Arbanassi 3*, Bozhentsi 3*, Apriltsi area 3*;
Meals on HB basis included – breakfast and dinner;
Air-conditioned motor-coach throughout;
All excursions;
Professional tour-guiding;
Special lectures on bus during long rides;
All entry taxes and service charges.

THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
Personal expenses and entry taxes for museums visited individually;
Audio Visual Show “Tsarevets in Sounds and Lights”.

DISCOUNTS:
Children up to 12 years – 60 EUR;
3rd person in a double room – 10 EUR.

NOTES:
The hotel reservations are guaranteed as a rule, when they are made more than 21 days prior to arrival. For requests made less than 21 days prior to arrival, additional confirmation of hotel reservations is needed. Additional confirmation of hotel reservations is needed at National Holidays/Events and Official Orthodox Holidays, such as Christmas, New Year, Easter, Rose Festival /1st week of June/, 6th May, 6th September, 22nd September, etc. For early group reservations /min. 6 rooms/, a 4-star hotel can be provided in Sofia and Plovdiv at the same rate.

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