Sofia 4 all
ref. no EUTR-2
Sofia city break
4 nights/5 days
Guaranteed departure dates:
2011
October - 3.10; 24.10
November - 7.11; 14.11
2012
January - 23.01
February - 20.02
March - 19.03
April - 11.04; 23.04
May - 7.05; 14.05; 21.05; 28.05
Day 1 – Arrival at Sofia Airport.Transfer to the hotel. Check in and time at leasure. Dinner at a typical Bulgarian restaurant with folklore show.
Day 2 – Breakfast. Full-day sightseeing tour of Sofia – walking and by bus.
The capital city nowadays creates the harmony of the past, present and future with its motto: „Growing, but never olding“.Through the sightseeing tour you can see: The Church of St. Nedelya, situated at the very heart of the capital; the Rotunda of St. George, built up of red baked bricks;The Ivan Vazov National Theatre, the oldest and the most authoritative theatre in the country; The National Art Gallery which houses over 50000 pieces of Bulgarian art and the country's largest collection of medieval paintings; The Parliament; the Monument of Alexander II; Sofia University; The Church of St.Sofia; The Alexander Nevski Cathedral - one of Sofia's symbols. Lunch at a typical Bulgarian restaurant, situated at Boyana quarter, one of the most prestigious quarters in Sofia – it lies at the foot of Vitosha mountain. Visit to the 10th century Boyana Church, one of the UNESCO World Heritage protected sites.
Dinner and overnight.
Day 3 – Optional: After breakfast visit to Rila Monastery ( 115 км оne way).
Situated 121 km south of Sofia, in the beautiful Rila mountains, a site on the UNESCO list of World Historical and Cultural Heritage. Founded in the 10th century, it is the biggest and the most recognized monastery in Bulgaria. For more than thousand years the Monastery has been a treasure store of the valuable traditions of Old Bulgarian Culture, a repository of medieval writings, arts and crafts. Now it looks as a real renaissance style palace, majestic and intimate,with graceful fretwork multi-color facades, wooden stairs and galleries, and fresco in-between the arches. Places to visit:The Main Monastery Church, The Main Museum, The old Monastery Kitchen.
Lunch. Departure for sofia. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 – Optional:After breakfast FD tour to Plovdiv(150 km one way)
Situated 150 km from Sofia, it is the second largest city in Bulgaria, after the capital Sofia and it is famous for its ancient and diverse culture and architecture. Like Rome, it is nestled in between seven hills. It is older than Athens, Carthage and Rome. It is a city of layers upon layers and epochs upon epochs. Plovdiv abound in sights -The Church of St Nedelya, Nedkovich's House, The Revival Museum, The ethnographic Museum, Hisar Kapia, Nebet tepe, Archeilogical Reserve,The Church of SS Konstantin and Hellen, Doctor Chomakov's Hous, Lamartin House, The Ancients Theatre, The Church of the Virgin, Djoumaya Mosque, The Ancient Stadium. Lunch at Typical Bulgarian restaurant.
Dinner and overnight in Sofia.
Day 5 – Breakfast. Airport transfer.
The price includes:
- Transfers airport-hotel-airport;
- Transport – by van;
- 4 night/breakfast in Sofia;
- 4 dinners under the program;
- 3 lunches under the program;
- Entrance fees for all sites under the program;
- Licensed tour guide in English all the time;
- Medical insurance for each person (10 000 EUR)
- Maintenance of the driver.