Bulgaria's former medieval capital and Kazanlak's fragrant rose fields. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Veliko Tarnovo; Tsarevets Fortress; On to the Valley of Roses; Back to Veliko Tarnovo.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Veliko Tarnovo
Transfer to the hotel — Aéroport de Sofia → Veliko Tarnovo
15:30 — Hotel check-in — Veliko Tarnovo
19:30 — Dinner — Veliko Tarnovo
Day 2 — Tsarevets Fortress
09:30 — Tsarevets Fortress, former capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire — Veliko Tarnovo
13:00 — Lunch — Veliko Tarnovo
15:00 — Old town and the craftsmen's street (Samovodska Charshia) — Veliko Tarnovo
19:30 — Dinner with a sound and light show — Veliko Tarnovo
Day 3 — On to the Valley of Roses
Drive to Kazanlak — Veliko Tarnovo → Kazanlak
09:30 — Kazanlak rose fields (in season, May-June) — Kazanlak
13:00 — Lunch — Kazanlak
15:00 — Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (UNESCO) and the Rose Museum — Kazanlak
17:00 — Hotel check-in — Kazanlak
19:30 — Dinner — Kazanlak
Day 4 — Back to Veliko Tarnovo
Drive back to Veliko Tarnovo — Kazanlak → Veliko Tarnovo
13:00 — Lunch — Veliko Tarnovo
15:00 — Preobrazhenski Monastery in the gorge — Veliko Tarnovo
19:30 — Last dinner — Veliko Tarnovo
Day 5 — Departure
09:00 — Breakfast — Veliko Tarnovo
Transfer to the airport — Veliko Tarnovo → Aéroport de Sofia