Program
Day 1: LARNACA - SOFIA
Gathering at Larnaca airport and departure for Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria with a Bulgarian Airlines flight. Arrival, pickup and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon free at your disposal for a first acquaintance with the beautiful Sofia. Overnight.
Day 2: SOFIA
Breakfast followed by a guided tour of the city of Sofia. We will visit the Alexander Nevsky Temple, the Presidential Palace, the historic Parliament, the Russian Church and the Church of Saint Nedelya. Afternoon free. For the evening we suggest an optional folklore evening with dinner, music and traditional Bulgarian dances. Overnight.
Day 3: SOFIA - RILAS MONASTERY
After breakfast we suggest an optional excursion to Rila, where we will visit the homonymous monastery. If you wish after the end of the tour, you can go to a local fish restaurant by the river for lunch. Return to Sofia. Afternoon free. Overnight.
Day 4: SOFIA - PHILIPPOUPOLI
After breakfast we recommend an optional excursion to Philippopolis, the second largest city in Bulgaria, named after the Macedonian King Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. We will visit, among other things, the old city where we will see the Ethnographic Museum, the amphitheater and the temple of Constantine and Helen. Free time in the center of Plovdiv for shopping. Return to our hotel in Sofia and stay overnight.
Day 5: SOFIA - LARNACA
Breakfast and free time until transfer to Sofia airport to take the return flight to Larnaca.