Grand Tour of Bulgaria: Mountains & the Black Sea — 8 days
Sofia, Rila Monastery, Plovdiv and the pearls of the Black Sea coast. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Sofia; Rila Monastery; On to Plovdiv; Plovdiv.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Sofia
- 11:00 — Arrival in Sofia
- 13:00 — Hotel check-in — Centre-ville
- Walk to the cathedral — Centre-ville → Sofia
- 15:00 — Alexander Nevsky Cathedral — Sofia
- 20:00 — Dinner — Sofia
Day 2 — Rila Monastery
- 08:30 — Drive to Rila Monastery — Sofia → Rila
- 10:30 — Rila Monastery — Montagnes du Rila
- 15:00 — Back to Sofia
Day 3 — On to Plovdiv
- 09:30 — Train to Plovdiv — Sofia → Plovdiv
- 12:00 — Hotel check-in — Vieille ville
- Walk to the theatre — Vieille ville → Plovdiv
- 14:00 — Old town & Roman theatre — Plovdiv
- 20:00 — Dinner in Kapana
Day 4 — Plovdiv
- 09:30 — Roman stadium & ethnographic museum — Plovdiv
- 14:00 — Nebet Tepe hill — Plovdiv
- 20:00 — Dinner — Plovdiv
Day 5 — On to Varna
- 09:00 — Long-distance bus to Varna — Plovdiv → Varna
- 14:00 — Hotel check-in — Varna
- 16:00 — Sea Garden & seafront — Varna
- 20:00 — Seafood dinner — Varna
Day 6 — Varna
- 09:30 — Roman baths of Varna — Varna
- 11:30 — Archaeological museum — Varna
- Walk to the beach — Varna → Plage centrale de Varna
- 14:00 — Afternoon at the beach — Plage centrale de Varna
- Walk to dinner — Plage centrale de Varna → Varna
- 20:00 — Dinner — Varna
Day 7 — Nessebar
- 09:00 — Drive to Nessebar — Varna → Nessebar
- 10:30 — Old town of Nessebar — Nessebar
- 13:00 — Lunch facing the harbour
- 15:30 — Sunny Beach — Slantchev Briag
- 19:00 — Back to Varna
Day 8 — Departure
- 09:30 — Last stroll in the Sea Garden — Varna
- 12:00 — Transfer to Varna airport
- 15:00 — Return flight (possibly connecting via Sofia)