Sales Office 43, Hristo Belchev Str., Sofia 1000 Tel.(+359) 2 490 21 92 Mob. (+359) 882 692 666 South-west Bulgaria - Feel the spirit of the past Explore Bulgaria tour Sofia –Koprivshtitsa – Rila Monastery – Sandanski – Petrich – Melnik – Bansko – Sofia 6 days – 5 nights Day 1 – Arrival at the Sofia airport. Transfer to the hotel. Lunch. Guided tour of Sofia including visits of the “Aleksander Nevski” cathedral, the historical museum, the national art gallery, The “Boyana” church with unique paintings included in UNESCO list from 1979. Dinner. Overnight. Day 2 – Breakfast. Excursion in the architecture museum town of Koprivshtica. Old town ,famous with its architecture from the Bulgarian renaissance. Here you can see some of the Bulgarian culture monuments. Lunch. Back to Sofia. Dinner. Overnight. Day 3- Visit of the Rila’s monastery – great monument of the Bulgarian medieval and renaissance architecture and icon-painting. Lunch. Depart to Sandanski –ancient town with history dating the 2nd century B.C. Nowadays modern SPA and balneological resort famous with its air and mineral springs. Accommodation in hotel. Dinner. Overnight. Day 4 – Breakfast. Excursion to “Rupite” countryside next to Petrich. Famous with its healthy mineral springs and the church “St.Petka” made in 1992 with donations by the Bulgarian prophet Vanga. The paintings inside are made by the famous Bulgarian modern artist Svetlin Rusev. After that the group move to the smallest town in Bulgaria – MELNIK. Famous with the wine production from a special Bulgarian sort of grapes growing only in this area. Degustation of Melnik’s red wine and lunch. Back to Sandanski. Dinner. Overnight. Sales Office 43, Hristo Belchev Str., Sofia 1000 Tel.(+359) 2 490 21 92 Mob. (+359) 882 692 666 Day 5: Breakfast.Departure for direction Bansko. Town –museum full of history and in the same time the most famous Bulgarian ski – resort. Lunch. Departure to Sofia. Accommodation at hotel in the capital city. Dinner. Overnight. Day 6: Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. End of program. .