Route 2: 7 days / 6 overnights

Day 1 - The border - visit to Rila Monastery - arrival at Sofia. Accommodation at Sofia Princess Hotel
Day 2 - Sofia City tour (appx. 3 hours)
Central Hali Hall/ the Central Baths/ Banya Bashi Mosque/ the Synagogue/ St.Petka Samardjiyska Church. Largo/ St. George Rotunda/ the Archaeological Museum/ the old ruined walls of the old fortress of Sofia. Central Alexander Battenberg Square/ the Building of the Bulgarian National Bank/ the National Theatre/ the former Royal Palace/ the Russian church/ the Military Club/ St. Alexander Nevski Square/ the Holy Synod/ St. Sofia Church/ the Monument of the Unknown Soldier/ St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral/ National Assembly Square/ the National Assembly/ the Monument of Alexander II/ Sofia University/ the National Library/ the Monument of Vassil Levski/ Eagles’ Bridge/ Vassil Levski Stadium/ the National Palace of Culture
Departure for Plovdiv. Accommodation at Trimontium Princess Hotel.
Day 3 - Plovdiv City Tour. Optional - dinner at traditional Bulgarian restaurant with folklore programme
Day 4 - Sightseeing tour to Assenovgrad and Assenova fortress - visit to Bachkovo Monastery. Departure for Kazanluk. Accommodation at a hotel in Kazanluk.
Day 5 - Visit to the Roses Museum and Kazanluk Tomb - world famous monument of Thracian art, included in UNESCO List of the Cultural Heritage of the World. Departure from Kazanluk - visit to Shipka Top and Shipka Monastery - both monuments from the National Revival - arrival at Veliko Tarnovo. Accommodation at a hotel in Veliko Tarnovo.
Day 6 - Visit to Tzarevetz and Arbanasi. Departure for Sofia. Accommodation at Sofia Princess Hotel.
Day 7 - Departure from Sofia Airport
Overnights in hotels of Princess Hotel Chain - 4/6