THRACIAN HERITAGE: Thracian roads and Authentic lodgingsescorted trip (English,German, French,Spanish,Italian,Russian langages available)
price per person: 640 € / 1254 BGN (for a group of 4 participants) |
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Code: E THR 12
Duration: 7 days/6 nights
Trip style: cultural visits and moderate hiking
Technical difficulty: easy (1-3 hours per day; up to 250 m of ascent/descent)
Route highlights:
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Competent guides, knowledgeable about the Thracians and the sites you will visit
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The discovery of 2001: The Starosel complex, featuring a temple with columns, which is very unique for Thracian culture.
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The Belintash sanctuary – one of the mysteries of the early Thracians – maybe the long lost sanctuary of Dionysus, maybe not… in any case one of the representative sites of the megalithic culture
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The Valley of the Thracian Kings: one of the two regions with the greatest concentration of Thracian monuments, featuring royal tombs from the Hellenistic period; among them the UNESCO “Kazanlak tomb” with remarkable frescoes
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The Thracian-medieval fortress complex Perperikon, the Episcopal residence, the gold mines
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Optional visits of the Historical museum in Kardjali and the rock formations formed by erosion - “The Stone mushrooms” near the village of Beli Plast
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Tatul and Harmankaya: two of the recently exposed sites that presents fertile grounds for new hypotheseses: featuring sacrificial and ritual altars, map of the night sky or astronomical instrument, cremation burial urns…
The price includes:
• 6 nights in charming and cozy family-run hotels, classified with the label Authentic Bulgaria
• 6 breakfasts
• transfers with an air-conditioned minibus
• professional guide and driver
• 6 breakfasts
• transfers with an air-conditioned minibus
• professional guide and driver
The price excludes:
• international flight
• any meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
• accommodation in Sofia (upon request)
• travel insurance
• any meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
• accommodation in Sofia (upon request)
• travel insurance
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