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ROMANIA & BULGARIA / ROMBUL

(Bucharest - Veliko Tarnovo – Plovdiv - Sofia - Belogradchik - Sibiu - Brasov - Bucharest)

DAY 1 BUCHAREST in Bulgaria, with a stop in Ruse for border Afterwards we drive to Kazanlak in the
Arrival in Bucharest and transfer to the formalities. Overnight stay. Valley of Roses to visit the Thracian
hotel. Accommodation. Tomb from the 4th century BC. A unique
DAY 3 VELIKO TARNOVO - KAZANLAK monument of this period and a UNESCO
DAY 2 BUCHAREST – RUSE – VELIKO - PLOVDIV World Heritage Site, it is part of an
TARNOVO Visit of the ancient historical capital of important necropolis of the Thracian
Breakfast and panoramic tour of the Bulgaria, starting at the Tsarevets fortress, period, where more than 1000 tombs of
city during which we will admire the located on the hill of the same name, and kings and aristocratic members of the
Parliament, the second largest building in seat of the royal and patriarchal palace. Thracian society can be found. The tomb
the city with more than 1000 rooms and The complex consists of 3.6m high walls consists of a narrow corridor and a round
one of the best examples of communist and three gates, the Royal Palace, the burial chamber, decorated with frescoes
architecture; the Patriarchate, seat of Patriarchate, the Baldwin Tower and the depicting various moments of life.
the head of the Orthodox Church; the Asenova Gate. Arrival in Plovdiv and overnight.
Romanian Athenaeum, considered a We then return to the centre of Veliko
symbol of Romanian culture; the National Tarnovo where we will have a short walk DAY 4 PLOVDIV - DOBARSKO - RILA
Museum of Art; the Arc de Triomphe, built to discover the House of the Monkey, - SOFIA
in 1935 in the image and likeness of the the Church of Saints Kirill and Methodil, Departure to Dobarsko, where the most
Parisian Arc, among other monuments. the Samovodska Charshiya Bazaar interesting frescoes of the country can
Afterwards, departure to Veliko Tarnovo, and the Sarfkina House, among others. be found. The frescoes of the Church of
Theodore Tyro and Theodore Stratelates,
from the beginning of the 17th century,
present the main donors (Bogdan, Hasiya
and his son) as well as the builders Spas,
ROMANIA Stanko and Smilen and Jesus. The
Sighisoara 19th century frescoes in the Church of
the Purification of the Virgin depict the
Sibiu Bulgarian National Awakening, the period
Brasov of economic and cultural development of
Bran the Bulgarian nation under the rule of the
Peles Ottoman Empire.
Cozia Sinaia We continue our journey to the Rila
Monastery. Founded in the first half of the
10th century, the Rila Monastery became
Bucharest
the main spiritual, educational and cultural
Craiova Ruse centre of the country. Arrival in Sofia and
overnight.
Belogradchick Veliko Tarnovo
BULGARIA DAY 5 SOFIA – BELOGRADCHICK
Breakfast and panoramic city tour
Sofia Kazanlak including the city walls, churches and

Rila Plovdiv ancient streets built during the Byzantine
era. Today the center of Sofia is a
Dobarsko
combination of Western styles such as
Neo-Rococo, Neo-Renaissance and
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