Enjoy a exquisite one-week journey in Bulgaria. Get to know country and people in exclusive combination with selected wines and tasty specialties. Experience Bulgarian hospitality and get acquainted with part of the cultural heritage of our country.

 

 

Day 1. Arrival

Arrival at Sofia Airport. You will be welcomed by a professional tour guide. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight in Sofia.

 

Day 2. Sofia - Rila Monastery - Sandanski - Chateu Hotovo

Sightseeing tour of Sofia including a visit to the Alexander Nevski Cathedral. On the way to the winegrowing region of Struma stop for a visit to the famous Rila Monastery (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage) - a must-see for Bulgaria visitors. Continue to Sandaski  for a wine  tasting in Chateau Hotovo and enjoy tapping wine from the wood yourselves. Red wines are typical for this region: Merlot, Cabernet, Melnik, Dimyat.  Overnight in Sandanski/ Rozhen.

 

Day 3. Sandanski - Melnik - Rozhen Monastery - Damyanitsa - Sandanski

Sightseeing tour of Melnik - the smallest town in Bulgaria - known for ages for the good local wine. Explore the vicinity by visiting the picturesque Rozhen Monastery. Old-village-style lunch in the tiny village of Rozhen - experience the regional cuisine by having home made bread local specialties. Wine tasting of famous regional red wines in the cellar of Damyanitsa. Overnight in Sandanski/ Rozhen.

 

Day 4. Sandanski - Picnic Bansko - Bessa Valley wine cellar - Plovdiv 

Follow the route to the picturesque town of Bansko - one of the best ski resorts of the country. A visit to the old part of the town and then enjoy a picnic in the Pirin Mountains. After lunch continue through the gorges of the Rhodope Mountains to Plovdiv. A wine tasting in the exclusive Bessa Valley wine cellar known for the deep purple aromatic wine Enira - a mixture of Merlot und Cabernet Sauvignon. Dinner in a tavern in Old Plovdiv. Overnight in Plovdiv.

 

Day 5. Plovdiv - Batschkovo Monastery - Villa Vinifera wine cellar

Enjoy a walk in the romantic old town of Plovdiv and see the Ethnographic Museum and the Roman Theater. Leave the city to visit the country’s second largest monastery Bachkovo situated in the picturesque Rhodope Mountains. A wine tasting in Villa Vinifera wine cellar including qualitative wines of the region: Mavrud,  Cabernet and Merlot with shiny colour, intensive fragrance and complete fruity flavour.

 

Day 6. Plovdiv - Koprivshtitsa - Sofia

Departure to the town of the roses Kazanluk. See the Thracian Tomb dating back to the 4th century B.C. (UNESCO World cultural heritage) and visit the Ethnographic complex where you are invited to taste different rose products. Continue to the museum town Koprivshtitsa and experience the atmosphere of the National Revival period. Folk Style Evening out in Sofia. Overnight in Sofia.

 

Day 7. Departure

Transfer to the Sofia airport.

 

Would you like to take this tour? Contact us for more information and reservation. This tour can be booked for groups of minimum 6 guests. Costs depend on the number of participants and selected accommodation.