4 days: Monasteries in Bulgaria
4 days: Monasteries in Bulgaria
4 days: Monasteries in Bulgaria
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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.
Itinerary
Boyana Church
20 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedWelcome to Sofia. Today we’ll see two UNESCO sites – Boyana church and Rila monastery. Transfer to Boyana – 30 minutes. The church is famous with its layers of paintings dated from 11th, 13th. and 19th. century.Rila Monastery
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedTransfer to Rila monastery – 2 hours. Rila Monastery is the biggest monastery in Bulgaria. A guided tour of 1 hour and free time for lunch.Plovdiv
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeTransfer to Plovdiv – 2 hours and 30 minutes. Plovdiv is the second largest city and the cultural capital of Europe for 2019. Accommodation in a boutique hotel in the center of Plovdiv. Guided tour in the old part of Plovdiv.Bachkovo Monastery
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included9.00. Hotel check-out. Transfer to Bachkovo monastery – 40 minutes. Bachkovo monastery is the second largest monastery in Bulgaria and it is a candidate for the list of UNESCO heritage. Guided tour and free time.Arapovo Monastery
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedTransfer to Arapovski monastery – 30 minutes.Shipka
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeTransfer to Shipka monastery – 2 hours.Sokolski Monastery
50 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedTransfer to Sokolski monastery – 1 hour. A guided tour.Veliko Tarnovo
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeTransfer to Veliko Turnovo – 1 hour. Veliko Turnovo was the capital of the Bulgarian kingdom from 12th to 14th. century. Accommodation in a boutique hotel with a panoramic view to the King’s hill, where is the fortress.Tsarevets
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included9.00. After breakfast, a guided tour in Veliko Turnovo. Visit the fortress and feel the history of the place.Arbanasi
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeTransfer to Patriarch’s monastery – 30 minutes. Transfer to Arbanasi to see the church “The Nativity of Jesus” – 30 minutes.Къмпинг „Къпиновски манастир“
40 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedTransfer to Kupinovski monastery – 40 minutes.Preobrazhenski manastir
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeTransfer to Preobrajenski monastery – 1 hour.Veliko Tarnovo
12 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeTransfer to Veliko Turnovo – 15 minutes. Night in Veliko Turnovo.Troyan Monastery
4 hoursAdmission Ticket Included9.00. Hotel check-out. Transfer to Troyan monastery – 1 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 Bulgarian hero, who made a big conspiracy inside the Ottoman empire.Glodzhevo
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeTransfer to Glodjene monastery – 1 hour and 30 minutes.Sofia
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeTransfer to Sofia– 2 hours. End of the program.
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USD 834.44
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