Scheduled Departures - Treasures Of Romania And Bulgaria

“Welcome to Bucharest, “The Little Paris of the East” . transfer to the hotel. Welcome dinner at the hotel, where you will meet the rest of the group. 

You wake up in the heart of Romania’s capital, and after breakfast Enjoy a sightseeing tour of one the most dynamic and cosmopolitan cities in Europe which is also the 5th largest capital city in the European Union. You will have the chance to admire the University Square, the Roman Square, the Constitution Square with the Palace of Parliament (the second largest administrative building in the World after the Pentagon) and the Victory Square with the Victory Palace. Transfer to the Bulgarian border.  In the afternoon, you will reach the medieval town Veliko Tarnovo.  Explore the Tsarevets Hill with its citadels and palaces and stroll through the traditional crafts shopping quarter, Samovodska Charshiya. Dinner at the hotel. 

You first stop after breakfast is the open-air village museum Etar. Here you can admire traditional houses with artisan workshops, watermills, fulling mills. Continue through Shipka Pass to Kazanlak in the Valley of the Roses. In Kazanlak you will visit the ancient Thracian Tomb, which is listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. You will visit further a functioning rose distillery in the village of Skobelevo and taste the local rose jam and rose brandy. Your journey ends in the afternoon in Plovdiv.  Check-in and dinner at the hotel.