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Trips and tours in Bulgaria
An important part of the services we offer is the arrangement of guided tours and trips to all corners of Bulgaria. To gain fast orientation about the most preferred tourist destinations in Bulgaria, have a look at the trip options on our site. We will take you to impressive historical sites and mysterious monasteries throughout Bulgaria, guide you along the most beautiful mountain routes and into the most exciting caves, show you the amazing variety of the flora and fauna in Bulgaria, and treat you to the dark and strong Bulgarian wine. Apart from the options on offer, you have the unique opportunity to choose yourself the places in Bulgaria you would like to visit on your trip. Just specify the travel destinations and the number of people of your group and our experienced team will arrange for you a tailor-made trip, satisfying all your requirements. If you are about to travel to a city or resort in Bulgaria, you can greatly diversify your stay by making one-day trips to the nearby tourist spots. In the Discover Bulgaria part of our site you will find extensive information on cities and towns in Bulgaria along with the nearby must-see attractions.Trips to historical landmarks in Bulgaria
For lovers of the ancient, historians and everybody who is interested to see Bulgarian cultural monuments, we have made up the Classic Bulgaria tour. The trip starts with a visit to the Troyan Monastery and proceeds with a tour around the Ancient Bulgarian capital – Veliko Tarnovo which preserves imposing fortresses and churches from the period of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. After a visit to Plovdiv, Kazanlak and the Bachkovo Monastery, the tour proceeds to the famous mountain resort Bansko, the picturesque village of Melnik and the Sandanski spa resort. The trip ends with a guided tour around the magnificent Rila Monastery - the biggest monastery in Bulgaria and the only one of its kind on the Balkan peninsula.Trips to Bulgarian monasteries
Bulgarian monasteries, which have been cradles of enlightenment and pillars of faith during the Ottoman rule, today represent great interest to tourists from all over the world. Bulgaria - the land of monasteries is a tour which gives you the opportunity to see the magnificent frescoes and woodcarvings and to feel the age-old wisdom and mystery of the Troyan monastery, the Rila Monastery, the Bachkovo Monastery and the Rozjen Monastery. » Check out our 8-day bulgarian monasteries tour for only 584 EUR, accommodation in 4 star hotels, 8 available dates in 2009Trips to the Rhodopes
The legendary beauty of the Rhodopian mountain has been glorified by the mythical Thracian singer Orpheus. We will show you through the pretty mountain villages of Gela and Trigrad which have preserved the rural way of life of the 19th c, and guide your way through deep caves with amazing rock formations - the Devil’s Throat Cave, the Yagodina Cave. If you are eager to make a trip to this mountain, you can choose between the magic of the Rhodopes trip and the Orpheus’ Mountains tour.Rila and Pirin trips
If you are an experienced mountain-hiker or just nature-lover, take your backpack and join in the Mountain trekking trip or the Bansko Walking programme across the highest summits of the Rila and the Pirin mountains. The trip includes visiting the Borovets Resort, the Seven Rila Lakes, the Rila Monastery, Bansko, peak Vihren and Sandanski. During the trip you will be led along marked trails and take refuge in mountain huts. On your way you will enjoy the admirable scenery of mountain peaks, summits and crystal mountain lakes.Birdwatching, wine and Rose Festival trips
Other options attractive for nature lovers are the Spring Birdwatching tour and the South Bulgaria Birdwatching in the Vitosha Nature Park, the Western and the Eastern Rhodopes and in the region of the Bourgas Lakes. To get familiar with the Bulgarian traditional technologies of wine-producing and to try some high-quality Bulgarian wine, join in the Wine tour and visit the most important wine-producing towns in Bulgaria - Sandanski, Melnik, Plovdiv, Assenovgrad and Veliko Tarnovo. To take part in one of the most exciting and unusual Bulgarian rituals, make a trip to the Valley of Roses for the Rose Festival at the beginning of June in Kazalak.Church Pulpit Unearthed in Perperikon
Sofia Morning News, 12.09.2005
Archaeologists have found a church pulpit at the peak of the Thracian rock sanctuary Perperikon. This is the first of the kind finding in Bulgaria, the team's chief Nikolay Ovcharov said. According to him, the pulpit was built at the end of the 4th century AD or the early 5th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Honorius and coincided with the period of the christening the Thracians in the Rhodopes area. It has the form of one-ship basilica of 16.5 m length, which is the most typical form of an early christen religious temple. The pulpit, which is almost untouched by time, is richly decorated with stone-carved ornaments. An eagle with largely spread wings is clearly seen on the rock. It also bears five inscriptions in Greek, which are yet to be explained but which archaeologists suppose are liturgical writings. One hypothesis suggests the church existed until 12 century when it was erased from earth's face by barbarian invaders. At about that time it was probably sealed up and abandoned to the oblivion of time. see source
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