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The Rocks of Belogradchik One Day Tour

Belogradchik Rocks

THE BELOGRADCHIK ROCKS COMPETE TO BE ONE OF THE SEVEN WONDERS OF NATURE
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Occupying about 90 sq km or 35 sq miles, near the town of Belogradchik, it is Bulgaria’s only landmark nominated for the global New Seven Wonders of Nature Campaign. The monumental red rocks, some them 200 m high, or 650 ft, in 1841 they inspired French Traveller Jerôme-Adolphe Blanqui to declare that the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Tyrolean mountains in Switzerland insipid in comparison. It is almost impossible to imagine these unearthly formations being shaped only by the prosaic effect to wind, sun, ice and tectonic movements of the dried-up water basin 230 million years ago. The imagination creates legends, though, and some of the peculiarly-shaped stone pillars boasts their own name and some even their own history. Among the best known heroes in the thick fairytale book of the Belogradchick Rocks are the Schoolgirl, the Dervish, the Bear, the Madonna, the Monks, the Horseman, Adam and Eve, the Mushrooms, the Wedding….

Rila Monastery One Day Tour

Program:

- Morning departure to the Rila Monastery – The most monumental monastery complex in Bulgaria of extremely high architectural and artistic value. Founded in the 10th century, rebuilt and expanded in 13th – 14th centuries, centre of literature in the 15th century and completed in its present magnificent outlook in the 19th century.

- Visit the monastery complex - the main church, the old kitchen, the museum. Free time.

- Lunch in a restaurant in the neighborhoods of the monastery where you can taste fresh trout and a glass of a local wine.

- In the afternoon – departure to Sofia.

Bachkovo Monastery One Day Tour

Bachkovo Monastery

Program :

Morning departure to Plovdiv. Visit Bachkovo monastery (25 km from Plovdiv) situated in a splendid mountain area just in the beginning of the Rhodopi Mountains. Enjoy the unique frescoes in the refectory dating to 1623.

- Continue to Plovdiv. Lunch in a traditional restaurant. Here you will have a will have a big choice of typical Bulgarian food and homemade dishes.

- Sightseeing tour of the Old part of Plovdiv. The most impressive building of Roman time that has come to us rising above the city is the Antique Amphitheatre by Emperor Mark Avrelii during the 2nd c. A.D. Its magnificent arcade adorned with marble statues is simply breath-taking. Theatre and opera performances are still staged here on warm summer nights. The Roman Stadium is also constructed during the II century and reproduces the layout in Delphi, Greece. The Old Plovdiv nowadays is an original living museum, an architectural phenomenon

- Departure to Sofia in the late afternoon.

Cherepish Monastery One Day Tour

The Cherepish Monastery, named “The Assumption of Virgin Mary”, is to be found 29km to the southeast of the town of Vratza, in the Iskar defile of the Balkan mountain – the latter widely known for its unique richness of natural forms and sights.
The origin of the Cherepish monastery dates to the Second Bulgarian State. It was built during the rule of Tsar Ivan Shishman (1371-1393), if judging from a document, preserved in the Sofia church, historical and archeological museum. During the time of the Ottoman domination, the cloister was ruined and set on fire more than once. At the end of the 16th century, it was reconstructed by St Pimen of Sofia. During the times of the Bulgarian Renaissance, the monastery grew into a............

Dryanovo Monastery One Day Tour

Destination: Sofia - Dryanovo Monastery - Sofia

The historical Dryanovo Monastery, St Archangel Michael, is situated about 4km away from Dryanovo in the picturesque gorge of the Dryanovo river where limestone rocks rise high on all sides of the gorge. In the 14th century the holy place was one of the main centres of Hesychasm and sheltered many monks. At the beginning of the 15th century the monastery was destroyed by the invading Ottoman troops. The Dryanovo monastery was restored anew at the end of the 17th century, this time in its present-day place. The main church of that time had a single nave and was half-hidden in the ground. It was standing very near to the present-day church; besides it, there was also a secondary shrine. The renovation of the monastery......................