Weekend: Sofia – Plovdiv

PROGRAM

DAY 1: Arrival at Sofia airport. Transfer to the hotel in Plovdiv. Accommodation at the hotel. Overnight stay in Plovdiv – one of Europe’s most ancient cities, older than Athens, Rome and Constantinople.

DAY 2: Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of Plovdiv – a tour of the old town which consists of one of the most spectacular ensembles of town houses from the period of the Bulgarian National Revival. Visit to the Saints Constantine and Helena Church, Roman Theatre, Regional Ethnographic Museum. Free time in Plovdiv. At 17h00 - departure to Sofia. About 19h00 – arrival. Accommodation at the hotel and overnight stay in Sofia.

DAY 3: Breakfast. A guided visit to the Boyana Church. The Boyana Church is included in the UNESCO List of World Cultural Heritage and has preserved frescoes of an unknown artist, which date back to the year 1259. Sightseeing tour of Sofia – St. Nedelya Cathedral, St. George Rotunda, Russian Church of St. Nicolas, St. Sophia Church, St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Ivan Vazov National Theater. Overnight stay in Sofia.

DAY 4: Breakfast. Transfer to Sofia airport. Departure.

Price: on request

Price includes

• 1 night on BB basis in Plovdiv and 2 nights on BB basis in Sofia;
• transfers airport of Sofia – hotel in Plovdiv/Plovdiv – Sofia/ hotel in Sofia – airport of Sofia;
• half day sightseeing tour of Plovdiv with English speaking guide;
• transfers and English speaking guide for a visit to Boyana Church;
• half day sightseeing tour of Sofia with English speaking guide;
• entrance fees for Saints Constantine and Helena Church, Roman Theater and Regional Ethnographic Museum in Plovdiv and for Boyana Church.

RUAL TRAVEL can provide tickets for performances of the National Opera Theatre in Sofia.