1 day: Sofia.
Arrival in Sofia - the capital of Bulgaria, cultural and political centre. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay.
2 day: Sofia.
Breakfast. Half day sightseeing tour of Sofia: the St. Nedelia Square, the St. George Rotunda, the National Theatre, Alexander Batenberg Square with Royal Palace, the Russian Church St. Nikolay, the St. Alexander Nevki Cathedral, the St. Sofia Roman Church. Free time. Optional- visit to the National History Museum and Boyana church. Optional - Folk Style dinner. Overnight stay.
3 day: Sofia – Monastery of Rila – Plovdiv.
Breakfast. Departure for Rila Monastery situated at the heart of the mountain - founded in the 10th century by Ivan Rilski as a centre of culture and has been the engine of Bulgarian cultural life. Departure for Plovdiv. Overnight stay.
4 day: Plovdiv – Monastery of Bachkovo – Plovdiv.
Breakfast. Plovdiv - an old centre of the country as an exterior museum of old Bulgarian architecture and decoration. It is famous for its old small streets with beautiful flowers, craftsmen workshops, and excavations made from the tourist complex. Sightseeing tour of the old city of Plovdiv - the Kuymdjiglu House /Ethnographic Museum/, the St.St. Konstantin and Elena Church, the Antique Theatre. In the afternoon – departure for Bachkovo Monastery, the second largest monastery in Bulgaria. Return to Plovdiv. Overnight stay.
5 day: Plovdiv – Starosel – Sofia.
Breakfast. Departure for Starosel – temple complex of Thracians dated 3-4 B. C.. Departure to Sofia. Overnight stay.
6 day: Sofia.
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport.
