Bulgarian churches and monasteries tour - Visites culturelles à Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Varna, Plovdiv - Bulgarie
Type de tour ou activité: Visites culturelles 
Pays: Bulgarie
Villes: Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Varna, Plovdiv
Tour opérateur: Patrick - Bulgaria private guide - Varna, Bulgarie
Exceptional tour among Bulgaria's best spiritual places! Day 1 - Sofia city tour including 'Alexander Nevski' Patriarchal Cathedral and Boyana church - one of the most remarkable monuments of Bulgarian medieval painting art. In the afternoon tour of Rila Monastery - the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. Overnight. Day 2 - Departure to Plovdiv. On the way we will visit Bachkovo monastery - second largest in Bulgaria. The Renaissance town of Old Plovdiv tour including the 'St. Constantin and Helena' church. Overnight. Day 3 - Departure to Varna. City tour of Old Nessebur on the way, including the famous medieval churches - the Old Bishopric (St Sophia), the New Bishopric (of St Stephan), the 'St. Spas' Church, etc. Overnight. Day 4 - Varna city tour including the imposing Cathedral, the mysterious 'Virgin Mary Panagia' orthodox church and Alaja 'The “Colored” monastery - one of the few rock monasteries in Bulgaria. Overnight. Day 5 - Departure to the unique Ivanovo Rock Monastery - beautiful mural paintings dating from the 13th and 14th century. In the afternoon tour of Arbanassi where you can see some of the most impressive monuments of Bulgarian art in XIV-XVIII like 'The Nativity Church' and the 'Sts Archangels Michael and Gavril' church. Overnight. Day 6 - Departure to the village of Oreshak close to the legendary Troyan Monastery. On the way tour of the St 'Archangel Michael' church in Tryavna and the heroically Dryanovo monastery. Overnight. Day 7 - Troyan Monastery tour - the third largest and most significant monastery in Bulgaria and the 'St. Nikola' chapel. Overnight. Day 8 - 2 hours hiking tour to the hidden Zelenikovski Monastery. Situated up in the Troyan Balkan mountains in the middle of nowhere, built in 1832 for privacy as a branch of the Troyan Monastery and named after St. Joan the Precursor. Overnight. Day 9 - Departure to Sofia. Tour of Glozhene Monastery on the way.
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FAQ/INFO Please note: The price of my personal walking tours is 10 Euro per hour + fuel consumption for my driving tours (air-conditioned car). The price does not include meals, accommodation or entrance fees!
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Informations sur l'opérateur
My name is Patrick and I am a personal independent tour guide based in Varna, Bulgaria. I work with small groups up to a maximum of 4 people in order to give a perfect and exclusive service to each one of my customers! I am fully fluent in English and Spanish. Highly experienced, I have a complete knowledge of Bulgaria- its history and legends and its traditions and culture! I organize private tours all around Bulgaria providing an exceptional service and at incredibly reasonable prices! Additional Comments: I offer 1-Day general tours of Varna, the Black Sea coast and the Bulgarian country side, Cultural tours, Monastery trips, Wine tasting tours, Bulgaria round trip tours, Thracian heritage tours, 'Roman Bulgaria' and 'Roman Serbia' tours, Antique Bulgaria tour and also adventure tours including my special Harpooning tour, Mountain biking and hiking, Fishing, Bird watching, Yachting and Diving etc. Join me on my tours and you will see the real Bulgaria - as only a native can show you! |
