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.Special offers - hotel accommodation discounts and holiday package deals
hotel overview:
With the beginning of the new millennium Despot Slav Hotel start working in the ancient Bulgarian town of Melnik. Gritty towers and pyramids eroded in fantastic shapes, modeled by the wind surround the town in all directions. Its name originates from them, 'mel' means a sandstone.
Location:
view the mapHotel is named after Despot Slav, the ruler who in the 13th c. reigned over the independent southwestern Bulgarian principality with Melnik as a capital city. During Despot Slavs reign in the town arts and trades - mural painting, wood-carving, goldsmiths trade, smiths trade, masonry, etc. flourished, as well as the free trade with Dubrovnik and other highly developed cultural and commercial centres. Throughout the fourteen centuries of its existence Melnik - the smallest town in Bulgaria, has preserved multitudinous monuments of culture from Thracian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Ages.
Address: 58 Melnik str., Melnik 2820, Melnik
Distance to center:
350m
Distance to airport:
188km to Airport Sofia
Distance to bus station:
0.8km
Distance to railway station:
21km to Sandanski
Distance to cash machine:
0.1km
hotel facilities:
all facilities
Safe at the reception:
yes, on payment
Wi-Fi internet in the hotel:
yes, free
Wi-Fi internet in the rooms:
yes, free
Reception:
24 hours
Rooms and Accommodation:
rooms detailsBuilt up entirely in the tradition of the typical old Melnik houses - with stone foundations and wall, doors of wood, windows of colour glass, furniture of wrought iron and glass in Retro style, the hotel has all the advantages of the modern civilization - phone, digital TV, bathroom with WC and cellarets in every room.
There are 20 cozy rooms and 4 suites in the hotel.
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