Duration: 6 days / 5 nights
Day 1
Arrival at Sofia Airport and transfer to the hotel. Accomodation. Dinner.
Day 2
Breakfast. Walking tour in Sofia. A visit to the Presidency courtyard and the Rotunda St. George, which is one of the oldest architectural monuments in Sofia and the only one building in the city preserved up to the roof dated back to the Roman Empire.
The tour passes along the Cathedral “St. Nedelya” – one of the spiritual beauties of the capital and a bearer of a centuries-old tradition. The newly discovered Ancient complex “Serdika” is going to be visited afterwards. The greatest attraction is the main street of ancient town Serdika – named Dekumanus Maksimus, which authentic pavement is almost entirely preserved. Three underground levels form an outdoor underground museum that shows three separate neighborhoods. Under the glass dome, an art space is created for concerts and productions.
Next is a visit of the Church „St. Nikolay„, built in 1907 – 1914, designed by the Russian architect M. Preobrazhenski. In the crypt of the temple is the tomb of St. Seraphim Sobolev, who was officially canonized on 25 and 26 February 2016 by the Russian and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, considered as the symbol of the Bulgarian capital is going to be visited next. The Cathedral was built in honor of the Russian Emperor Alexander II, whose army in 1878 liberates Bulgaria from the five centuries of Ottoman domination. Its construction began in 1904 and ended eight years later. The temple’s interior is unique and impresses with magnificent marble decoration and frescoes.
The next object to be visited is Boyana Church „St. Nicola and Panteleymon„, which is located at the foothills of Vitosha Mountain in Boyana district. It is one of the few medieval monuments of Christian art that had come to our day. The church is part of the 100 National Tourist Sites and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. Departure to Hissar. Accommodation. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 3
Breakfast. City Sightseeing. The tour will pass through the South Fortress Gate – the main gate of the Roman city of Diocletianopolis. From here was the road to Philippopolis (Plovdiv) – the most important administrative center in the Roman province of Thrace. The original gate rises to 13 m. height. The largest Roman bathroom in the city, has been discovered in 1935, the tour includes a visit to the remains. The bathroom was built in the 4th century. It has mixed masonry with a wall thickness of 1 – 2 meters. The floor and walls were made of white Rhodopi marble. There were rooms for a warm and cold bath, a resting place and two swimming pools. Visit to the spring of „May-lily“, which has a low mineral water temperature of 42 degrees. It contains many micronutrients and is used only for drinking treatment and mainly for gastrointestinal diseases.
Free time for SPA treatments. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 4 -5
Breakfast. Free time for SPA treatments. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 6
Breakfast. Departure to Sofia. Transfer to Sofia airport. Flight.
