4 days: Monasteries in Bulgaria

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About this activity

In Bulgaria there are more than 120 monasteries! The interest in them we can explain with their role in the historical and cultural evolution of the Bulgarian nation. They survived the cruelty times of the middle ages and the Ottoman period, the vandalism, the natural disasters. They were the source of light in the dark ages of the people, making literally schools for education, science and religion.

Some of them are like open-air museums, still keeping their secrets. Join us to solve some of their mysteries, to see the biggest ones like Rila, Bachkovo, Troyan. Feel the spirit of the orthodox temples and look over the monks and the nuns. See the incredible frescos and icons, made by the different painting schools. Come to understand why these things are little pieces of heaven.

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At a glance

Duration: 100 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–5
Guide: German, English
Operated by: Bulgarian Fairy Tale

Ages: Adults (18–75 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Guide/driver
Included: Private tour
Included: Accommodation in boutique hotels for 3 nights
Included: Enterence fees for the museums
Included: Comfortable car

Not included

Not included: Food and drinks
Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Personal expenses

Itinerary

Boyana Church

20 min Admission included

Welcome to Sofia. Today we’ll see two UNESCO sites – Boyana church and Rila monastery. Transfer to Boyana – 30 minutes. The church is famous with its layers of paintings dated from 11th, 13th. and 19th. century.
Rila Monastery

2 hours Admission included

Transfer to Rila monastery – 2 hours. Rila Monastery is the biggest monastery in Bulgaria. A guided tour of 1 hour and free time for lunch.
Plovdiv

12 hours

Transfer to Plovdiv – 2 hours and 30 minutes. Plovdiv is the second largest city and the cultural capital of Europe for 2019. Accommodation in a boutique hotel in the center of Plovdiv. Guided tour in the old part of Plovdiv.
Bachkovo Monastery

2 hours Admission included

9.00. Hotel check-out. Transfer to

Bachkovo monastery – 40 minutes. Bachkovo monastery is the second largest monastery in Bulgaria and it is a candidate for the list of UNESCO heritage. Guided tour and free time.
Arapovo Monastery

one hour Admission included

Transfer to Arapovski monastery – 30 minutes.
Shipka

30 min

Transfer to Shipka monastery – 2 hours.
Sokolski Monastery

50 min Admission included

Transfer to Sokolski monastery – 1 hour. A guided tour.
Veliko Tarnovo

12 hours

Transfer to Veliko Turnovo – 1 hour. Veliko Turnovo was the capital of the Bulgarian kingdom from 12th to 14th. century.

Accommodation in a boutique hotel with a panoramic view to the King’s hill, where is the fortress.
Tsarevets

2 hours Admission included

9.00. After breakfast, a guided tour in Veliko Turnovo. Visit the fortress and feel the history of the place.
Arbanasi

2 hours

Transfer to Patriarch’s monastery – 30 minutes. Transfer to Arbanasi to see the church “The Nativity of Jesus” – 30 minutes.
Stop 11

40 min Admission included

Transfer to Kupinovski monastery – 40 minutes.
Stop 12

2 hours

Transfer to Preobrajenski monastery – 1 hour.
Veliko Tarnovo

12 hours

Transfer to Veliko Turnovo – 15 minutes. Night in Veliko Turnovo.
Troyan Monastery

4 hours Admission included

9.00. Hotel check-out. Transfer to Troyan monastery – 1 hour and 30 minutes. Troyan monastery is famous as the biggest monastery in North Bulgaria and with its miracle icon, which saved a lot of pilgrims. It was a hideout of Vasil Levski, the national Bulgarian hero, who made a big conspiracy inside the Ottoman empire.
Stop 15

2 hours

Transfer to Glodjene monastery – 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Sofia

2 hours

Transfer to Sofia– 2 hours. End of the program.