Excursion schedule
Gathering in the morning and departure for the border of Promachonas. After the relevant procedures we continue to the historic monastery of Rilla which is the most important and imposing architectural monument of the 10th century. Here we will have the opportunity to admire the decoration and the rooms of the Monastery. We will also admire invaluable historical and cultural monuments, such as the medieval Chrelia tower, the wood-carved iconostasis in the chapel of the Transfiguration of Christ, old icons and the 20,000 books. We continue to our final destination which is the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. Arrival, accommodation at our hotel and free time for a first acquaintance with the city.
After breakfast we will meet the beautiful city. We will see the Parliament, the Presidential Palace, the Opera House, the Roman monuments, the temple of Alexander Nevsky with its golden domes - a symbol of the city. Continuing we will see the University Campus, the monument of the Unknown Soldier with the unquenchable flame, the statue of the Tsar the Liberator, the Byzantine church of Agia Kyriaki and the Ivan Vazov Theater. Then we will have enough time for a walk in the city. Return to the hotel
Departure for Plovdiv, which is built on the banks of the river Evros. We will admire the old town, the Kouyoumtzoglou folklore museum, Lamartine's house, the Clock tower, the Liberation Hall, the Imaret mosque, the church of Agios Konstantinos and Eleni and the Roman theater. Free time and return to Sofia in the afternoon
Breakfast and free time at your disposal. Then departure for our city with a stopover for coffee. Arrival in the afternoon.