Wine has been known in the land of Bulgaria since ancient times. Archaeology, folklore, and literature provide ample evidence that wine grapes have thrived in these lands ever since the late Stone Age: grape growing and wine making were vital to the way of life of the Thracians, Romans, Greeks, Slavs and Bulgarians. The oldest Bulgarian wine cultures, existing nowadays and dating back to Thracian times – Pamid, Dimyat, Misket, Gamza, Mavrud and Broad Vine of Melnik grapevine- will be a part of this tour.
Good wine is going hand-to-hand with delicious food. This tour offers you to try every evening the special Bulgarian cuisine.
1. Day: Arrival
Arrival in Sofia. Meet and Transfer to a 3- or 4-Star Hotel. Dinner in a Bulgarian style restaurant with a life music.
2. Day: 260Km/ Sofia – Rila monastery – Melnik - Sandanski
After breakfast departure for the Rila monastery visiting and continue to the museum town Melnik – well known as a wine producing area of the original Bulgarian grape variety with the same name as well as fine Cabernet Sauvignon. Sight seeing of the sand pyramids and wine tasting with typical Bulgarian dishes. Accommodation in 3- or 4-Star Hotel. Dinner.
3. Day: 320Km/ Sandanski – Bansko - Plovdiv
After breakfast departure for Bansko. From there with horse carts a short track to a picnic in the mountain. Wine tasting of local wines and traditional cuisine. Live orchestra with folk music. Departure to Plovdiv. Accommodation in 3-or 4- Star Hotel. Dinner.
4. Day: 150Km/ Plovdiv – Batchkovo monastery – Brestovitsa - Plovdiv
After breakfast sight seeing of the city, including the old quarter, the Ethnographic museum, the Icon museum and the Roman Amphi-Theatre .Departure for Batchkovo monastery. On the way visiting the famous wine cellar “Todoroff”in the village of Brestovitsa, where you will have lunch with tasting of the unique red wine variety “Mavrud” and other red and with wine sorts. Return to Plovdiv for overnight.
5. Day: 100Km/ Plovdiv – Banja – Kasanlak – Etara – Kmetovtsi
Departure to the small town of Banja and visit the Rose Valley Winery – wine tasting of different kind of red, with and rose wines in the former royal villa. Further on the way visit the famous Thracian tomb in Kasanlak and the ethnographic museum of the Rose. Next stop is the ethnographic museum ETARA. Overnight in the village of Kmetovtsi.
6. Tag: 300Km/ Kmetovtsi – Ljaskovest – Veliko Tarnovo
After breakfast travel to V.Tarnovo, but first stop is the wine cellar “Ljaskovest” wine tasting of different kind of with, dessert and red wines. Accommodation for 1 night in 3- or 4-Star Hotel. Dinner in country houses in village Arbanassi
7. Tag: 250Km/ Veliko Tarnovo – Suhindol - Sofia
After breakfast sight seeing of the old town of V.Tarnovo. Departure for Sofia via Suhindol – tasting of North Bulgarian wines as well as the specific sort of “Gamza”. Accommodation in a 3- or 4-Star Hotel. Dinner.
8. Day/ Departure
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight.
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