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Visit the region of Pirin

Kulata Customs - Rila Monastery - Blagoevgrad - Sandanski - Rozhenski Monastery - Melnik - Kulata Customs


Day 1 - Meeting the group at Kulata Customs. Departure for the Rila Monastery. Visit of the holy Bulgarian place, dating back in the 9th century, the Museum. Hrelyovata Tower. Lunch. Leisure time. Departure for Blagoevgrad. Accommodation. Dinner, sleep.
Day 2 - Breakfast. A sight-seeing tour in Blagoevgrad, district center of South-West Bulgaria. Visit of the "Varosha" Renaissance Quarter, the "Presentation of the blessed virgin" Church, built in the 19th century. (By request: visit of the Historical Museum). Lunch. Departure for the Spartan town of Sandanski. Accommodation. Walk around the town and in the town’s park. Leisure time. Sleep.
Day 3 - Breakfast. Departure for the Rozhenski Monastery "Birth of the Holy Mother", established in the 12th century – center of culture and literature in the 14th century. Sight-seeing around the monastery (by request: lunch at the monastery – original monastery food and drinks). In the afternoon – departure for Melnik, the smallest town in Bulgaria. Sight-seeing around the town – the "St. Antonii" Church, the Kordopulovi House. Tasting wines. Departure for the Kulata Customs.
Price: 127 EURO for groups of 25/30 tourists.
The price includes: Transport on the route, board and lodging for 2 days, guide service, Insurance.
The price does not include: Museum entrance charges, drinks, the lunch at the Rozhenski Monastery.