Bulgaria - ancient history and culture

Sofia - Plovdiv - Kazanlak - Tryavna - Etura - Veliko Tarnovo - Shumen - Veliko Tarnovo - Troyan - Sofia

Day 1 - Sightseeing tour of Sofia – Alexander Nevski Cathedral, St Sofia Church, St Georgi rotunda, National Museum of History, National Art Gallery. Departure for Plovdiv - sightseeing tour of the city – Amphitheater, St Konstantin and Elena Church, archeological complex "Nebet tepe", Fortress wall of Philiopol. A walk around the Old Town of Plovdiv. Overnight.
Day 2 - Departure for Bachkovski Monastery – reverence of the Bulgarian revival spirit. Visit to Starosel – trakian cult complex. Kazanlak – visit to the Museum of Roses and the Kazanlaki tomb – included in UNESCO’s list of World Heritage. Departure for Tryavna town– unique museum, center for woodcarving, icon painting and original architecture. Overnight.
Day 3 - Walk around the old part of Tryavna: The Clock Tower, The School, Daskalovata Kashta (1804), the museum of the icon painting school, Kalincheva Kashta (1830). Visit to Etura – ethnographical complex. Departure for Veliko Tarnovo – capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. Overnight.
Day 4 - Visit to the museum of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, St. Nikola church, Carevec hill. Walk around the Old Town. Departure for Veliki Preslav, Shumen. Visit to Madara Horsman – one of a kind rock bas-relief from the end of 7thc. Back to Veliko Tarnovo. Overnight.
Day 5 - Departure for Troyan – town-museum of the folklore arts and crafts. Visit to Troyan Monastery – Yspenie Bogorodichno and Oreshak – national expose of folklore arts and crafts. Visit to Chiflik Village – Spa Complex Diva. Overnight.
Day 6 - Departure for Sofia.