The Best Of Bulgaria Till Romania ( Bucharest ) / Private To

Private arrival transfer from Sofia Airport. Check-in at your hotel.  Meet your local tour guide for a tour of Sofia - the capital city of Bulgaria is one of the most ancient cities in Europe, which Constantine the Great once called ‘My Rome’. Founded 7 000 years ago, it has been given several names in the course of the history and the remnants of the old cities can still be seen today, combined with modern landmarks.  ( if you are arriving late, we will organize the city tour of Sofia on Day 2 in the morning )

Breakfast. Free time in Sofia before departing to Rila Monastery UNESCO site, located 2 h to the south, in Rila Mountain National Park.  Visit the monastery and its museum with a local guide.  Free time for pictured and lunch. Departure to the small town of Samokov, situated just 10 km from Borovets mountain resort, where we will spend the night. Check-in at the hotel, possibility to relax at the indoor swimming pool of the hotel. 

Breakfast.  Depart to Bachkovo Monastery - the 2nd largest monastery in Bulgaria, built in the 11th c and connected with the history of the 3rd Crusade. After a short visit, we will continue to Plovdiv.   En route you will see the remains of Assenova Fortress – the gateway to the Rhodope mountains, the homeland of Orpheus – the first singer from the Greek mythology, as well as a divine hero.  Proceed to Plovdiv - the 2nd largest city in Bulgaria, once the capital city of Philip the 2nd of Macedonia, the father of Alexander the Great. The city is contemporary of Troy and is much older than Athens and Rome. Daily Telegraph in its research “the World`s Oldest 20 continually-inhabited cities” declared Plovdiv the oldest continually-inhabited city in Europe and the 6th oldest in the world. Plovdiv is No 6 in the Lonely Planet`s TOP 10 cities to visit in 2015 and has been selected European Capital of Culture for 2019. We will have a walking tour of the Old Plovdiv architectural reserve, awarded Golden medal for architecture by UNESCO.  Check in at your hotel and overnight.