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Bulgarian Meridians

Initial point – Kulata border area

Day 1
- Meeting at Kulata border area. Transport to the town of Sandanski, accommodation for 1 overnight and dinner.
Day 2 - Breakfast, departure from Sandanski to Sofia, on the way stop to Blagoevgrad to visit Varosha architectural complex and the famous, lunch in a restaurant near the Rila Monastery, in the afternoon arrival in Sofia and accommodation in hotel for 1 overnight, dinner with Bulgarian folklore show.
Day 3 - Breakfast and sightseeing tour of Sofia, lunch and departure to Plovdiv. On the route visit to Koprivstitsa town-museum famous with its revival period architecture. Accommodation in hotel in Plovdiv for 1 overnight and dinner in a restaurant in the old town of Plovdiv.
Day 4 - Breakfast and after that sightseeing tour of Plovdiv with visits to the Roman Amphitheatre, the Ethnographic museum and several house-museums, lunch and departure to the town of Bansko. Accommodation in a hotel in Bansko for 1 overnight, walking tour of the town and dinner in a typical Bansko area restaurant /Mehana/.
Day 5 - Breakfast, departure to Kulata border area and on the road visit to the smallest Bulgarian town Melnik popular also with the wines produced in the area and visit to the Rozhen Monastery. Lunch in a restaurant in the area of Melnik and departure to Kulata border area.


Initial point – Sofia airport

Day 1 - Meeting at Sofia airport, transfer and accommodation in hotel in Sofia for 1 overnight and dinner.
Day 2 - After breakfast sightseeing tour of Sofia, lunch and departure to Kazanlak-the town of the Rose valley. On the rout to Kazanlak visit to Koprivstitsa town-museum. Accommodation in Kazanlak for 1 overnight and visit to the Ethnographic complex where rose jam and rose liqueur will be tasted. Dinner.
Day 3 - Breakfast and departure to the city of Veliko Tarnovo, on the rout visit to Etura Ethnographic Complex with lunch there and the village of Bozhentsi-Architectural and Ethnographic Reserve. Late afternoon arrival in Veliko Tarnovo and accommodation in hotel in Veliko Tarnovo or Arbanassi area for 2 overnights. Dinner in a typical Bulgarian restaurant.
Day 4 - After breakfast, sightseeing tour of Tsarevets fortress - Archaeological Reserve and Samovodska craftsmen’s area in Veliko Tarnovo and lunch. In the afternoon tour of Arbanassi village-museum. Dinner in a typical Bulgarian restaurant with Bulgarian folklore show.
Day 5 - After breakfast visit to the Preobrazhenski Monastery and departure to Sofia airport, lunch on the way to Sofia.