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On This Tour You Bike Along the North and Central Ribaritsa village is a beautiful mountain rise high on all sides of the gorge as Introduction: resort with numerous little country houses unapproachable forest walls. On this tour you bike along the north and villas, which according to latest Kilifarevo Monastery "St Birth of and central parts of the Balkan measurement has the biggest Virgin Mary", built between 1348 and Mountains, famous for their unspoiled concentration of oxygen in the air in 1350, lies in the valley of the Belitsa nature, green valleys with sheep Bulgaria. River. peacefully grazing on lush grass, Troyan Monastery “Assumption of Virgin Elena (300 m a.s.l.) a beautiful precipitous cliffs and gentle, rolling hills Mary”, being the 3-th largest in Bulgaria, is mountain town with preserved old offering plenty of unique biking built in the style of the Bulgarian town with National Revival opportunities. You start the trip from the Renaissance. architecture tiny Goliam Izvor village, passing by the Apriltsi is another famous mountain resort Arbanasi village is famous for its Central Balkan National Park and which attracts tourists with its beautiful massive houses that resemble minor ending up in Veliko Tarnovo – the Old landscape, numerous active holiday fortresses on the outside, with high, Bulgarian capital and one of the most opportunities and plenty of new hotels. solid walls and heavy gates and charming Bulgarian towns. The narrow Batoshevo Nunnery was founded in the secret hiding-places, but which are roads meander through picturesque beginning of the 20-th century with the spacious and comfortable, richly villages that look as they have been support of the Russian Tsar. decorated and furnished on the inside. untouched for the past 200 years. You’ll Etura Open-air Ethnographic Museum - Petropavlovski Monastery “St. St. see wooden carts pulled by a horse or Master craftsmen fashion beautiful gold, Peter and Paul” was founded in 10-th donkey and villagers making hay the silver, copper, leather and wooden articles century on the site of a Roman fort. old-fashioned way. During the trip you right before your eyes from early morning VelikoTurnovo (210 m a.s.l.), being will visit several of Bulgaria's most until late at the night. the former Bulgarian capital, is regally important Orthodox monasteries, Sokolski Monastery - During Ottoman situated situated in the dales or woods. times the monks offered succour to along the historical hills of Tsarevets, Churches with centuries-old icons and Bulgarian outlaws and used to provide the Trapezitsa and Sveta Gora on the two colourful murals are spread across a local rebels with an assembly point during banks of Yantra River. wide range of villages and small towns. the Rising of 1876. Shipka memorial - built on the main Tryavna has preserved its old town ridge of the Balkan mountains honour Special highlights: square, the only one left in the country, those who died for the Liberation of Glozhene Monastery was built in the which has been proclaimed as a Bulgaria during the Battles of Shipka 13-th century by the Ukrainian prince Monument of Architecture. Pass in the Russo-Turkish War of Glozh, housing an icon at the age of Bozhentsi village is an architectural 1877-78. about 1000 years. reserve consisting of some 100 houses Plovdiv - the second Bulgarian city in Teteven is a small vivid mountain town from The Bulgarian National Revival population and size after the capital, with rich history and lots of sights to Period. Plovdiv is famous for the Old Town explore (the city church, St Ilia Dryanovo Monastery “St Archangel with charming houses decorated with monastery from 13 c., the town Michael” is situated in the gorge of colourful ornaments museum, several old style architecture Dryanovska River where limestone rocks houses, etc). Itinerary: Day 1. Arrive at Sofia Airport and transfer to the village of Goliam Izvor Penguin Travel DMC-Bulgaria 1 Address: 9 Orfej Str., 1421 Sofia, BULGARIA; Phone: +35924001050; E-mail: [email protected] (about 1 hr from Sofia; or 3 hrs from for you to witness local life. The traffic peaceful, with almost no cars around. Plovdiv), where you stay overnight in a should be slow – except in Troyan town The road surface is good with few guesthouse. Dinner in the local and the Troyan Monastery area. The road exceptions at some parts like Tsareva restaurant. surface is good, with some exceptions Livada village. You will cross a train /dinner/ (mostly by Shipkovo). There are several line 3 times. There are a couple of places throughout the stage where you places where you will find something Day 2. Today's cycling starts in Goliam can have something to eat or drink – to eat or drink – Tryavna and Tsareva Izvor village (445 m, or 1,459 ft), Shipkovo, Troyan, Troyan Monastery, Livada. heading to Yablanitsa town (famous for amongst others. Cycling specifics: producing different kinds of “khalva”) Cycling specifics: Distance: 52 km (32.3 miles); uphill and then continue to Malak Izvor village Distance: 74 km (45.9 miles); uphill cycling: 950m (3,116 ft); downhill (550m, 1804 ft) . From this point a cycling: 900 m (2,952 ft); downhill cycling: cycling: 1,000 m (3,280 ft) steep road 4 km long leads you to the 1,000 m (3,280 ft) /breakfast, dinner/ Glozhene Monastery (870m, 2854 ft). /breakfast, dinner/ Having visited the monastery you go Day 6. You cycle back the same way back downhill to Malak Izvor village and Day 4. In the morning you start cycling for some 10 km and cycle downhill continue to Ribaritsa village (505 m, or from Apriltsi (550 m, or 1,804 ft). The road on the main road leading you to 1,656 ft) via the town of Teteven. In undulates throughout this stage passing Dryanovo monastery where you can Teteven you can make a stop for a short through many small mountain villages. stop for a visit of the monastery and walk and visit the small but interesting After about 24 km (14.9 miles) you will see Bacho Kiro cave nearby. Then you town museum. Option for bike and hike the Batoshevo Nunnery on the right-hand continue in direction to Yalovo village trip to Koznitsa waterfalls nearby. Then side of the. The Batoshevo Monastery is on a very isolated village roads among you continue with a 12 km ride upstream also close by. It is a 4 km (2.4 mile) steep forested area and farmlands. The next Vit river to Ribaritsa village, where you climb, so making the journey is entirely stop is Kilifarevo Monastery (240m, stay overnight. your choice. The road passes through 787ft). You can have small lunch The road is idle, passing through woody some hilly areas, flat cultivated terrains, nearby. After rest you continue with an hilly areas, varied by meadows and along the river bed of Rositsa River and ascend up to a pass at 480 m (1574ft) pastures. From Glozhene village you amid lush green mixed forest. The next and cycle down passing on a bridge cycle upstream Beli Vit River. From the milestone is the town of Gabrovo. You go above the blue waters of Iovkovtsi beginning of the stage down to through the town and continue cycling to dam (340m, 1115ft). After a short Yablanitsa town and Malak izvor village, Etura open-air ethnographic museum. You ascend followed by a descend you and then from Glozhene Monastery to can either finish for today or do another 4 reach the charming town of Elena Glozhene village, the traffic is slow; from km climb up to the picturesque Sokolski (255 m, or 836 ft). After some rest you Glozhene village to Ribaritsa the traffic monastery and then go down to Etara. can make a walk in the old town is a little busier. The road condition is You stay overnight in a hotel next to the visiting some of the old houses and fairly good. There are many spots on the entrance of Etura (465 m, or 1,525 ft). churches. Most of the road passes Glozhene-Ribaritsa road where you can Throughout the stage the traffic is very through pastures, cultivated fields and find a restaurant/café or grocery store. slow (except for Gabrovo town). The road shrubs in the form of low-lying hills, However, the best place is Teteven. condition is good except some short typical of this part of the Fore-Balkan. Cycling specifics: section. You can make a picnic for lunch Throughout the stage the traffic is not Distance: 70 km (43.5 miles); uphill or stop at a local restaurant in Gorna heavy and the road is in fairly good cycling: 850 m (2,788 ft); downhill Rositsa village. condition. There are two places on the cycling: 800 m (2,624 ft) Cycling specifics: stage where you will find a restaurant /breakfast, dinner/ Distance: 68 km (42.2 miles); uphill or café – the Kilefarevo Monastery cycling: 750 m (2,460 ft); downhill cycling: and Iakovtsi village. Day 3. This morning you face a fairly 800 m (2,624 ft) Cycling specifics: challenging ascent from Ribaritsa village /breakfast, dinner/ Distance: 77 km (47.8 miles), uphill (630 m, or 2,066 ft) to the highest point cycling: 750 m (2460 ft); downhill of the day – Bogoy pass (1,185 m, or Day 5. You start from the hotel and cycle cycling: 950 m (3116 ft) 3,887 ft.) From this pass the road goes back the same road to Gabrovo. Then you /breakfast, dinner/ all the way down to the town of Troyan. get on the road to Tryavna and start The road passes through the village of climbing.
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