Bulgaria and Northern Greece

Byzantine Heritage Tour
escorted trip guided by a specialist
price per person: 1050 EUR (valid for a group of 6 people)
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Trip Highlights:

· City of Sofia and Boyana Church (UNESCO)

· Plovdiv and Batchkovo Monastery

· Rila Monastery (UNESCO)

· Melnik town and Rojen Monastery

· Meteora Monasteries (UNESCO)

· Old City of Thessaloniki (UNESCO)

Duration:  9 days / 8 overnights
Trip style:  culturå
Technical difficulty:  none
Route highlights:  

Day 1: Arrival to Sofia; accommodation

Day 2: Tour of Sofia; transfer to Plovdiv

Day 3: A whole day sightseeing tour of Plovdiv and Bachkovo monastery

Day 4: Visiting Rila monastery; transfer to Blagoevgrad

Day 5: A whole day sightseeing tour of Melnik, the smallest town in Bulgaria

Day 6: Transfer to Seres, Greece and visiting a monastery; transfer to Kalambaka

Day 7: Visiting the outstanding complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries “Meteora”

Day 8: Transfer to Thessaloniki and a tour of the city

Day 9: Departure from Thessaloniki; transfer to the airport   

The price includes:
• accommodation in 4-3*hotels
• breakfast at hotels
• dinners in day 2, 4, 5
• English speaking guide
• transfer by private bus
• entrance fees for: The Crypt in Sofia, Boyana Church (UNESCO), Bachkovo Monastery, Byzantine Culture Museum in Thessaloniki, 2 Meteora Monasteries
• local guiding in 2 Meteora Monasteries, the Byzantine Culture Museum and Thessaloniki
The price excludes:
• international flight
• any meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
• travel insurance

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