A capital of many domes, an ancient city and an Orthodox mountain sanctuary. 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
12:00 — Metro to the centre — Aéroport → Centre-ville
13:00 — Hotel check-in — Centre-ville
Walk to the cathedral — Centre-ville → Sofia
15:00 — Alexander Nevsky Cathedral — Sofia
17:00 — Vitosha Boulevard & the Roman ruins of Serdica — Sofia
20:00 — Traditional Bulgarian dinner — Sofia
Day 2 — Rila Monastery
08:30 — Drive to Rila Monastery — Sofia → Rila
10:30 — Rila Monastery — Montagnes du Rila
13:00 — Lunch near the monastery
15:00 — Back to Sofia
20:00 — Dinner — Sofia
Day 3 — On to Plovdiv
09:30 — Train to Plovdiv — Sofia → Plovdiv
12:00 — Hotel check-in — Vieille ville
Walk to the old town — Vieille ville → Old Town
14:00 — Plovdiv old town — Old Town
Walk to the theatre — Old Town → Plovdiv
16:00 — Ancient Roman theatre — Plovdiv
20:00 — Dinner in the Kapana district
Day 4 — Plovdiv
09:30 — Roman stadium & the pedestrian street — Plovdiv
11:30 — Ethnographic museum — Plovdiv
13:30 — Lunch in Kapana
15:30 — Nebet Tepe hill & Thracian remains — Plovdiv