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From Sofia: Plovdiv, Asen's Fortress and Bachkovo Monastery
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From Sofia: Plovdiv, Asen's Fortress and Bachkovo Monastery

By Multi Travel
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Free cancellation available
Price is S$141 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • See one of the best-preserved Roman theatres, the theatre of Philippolis
  • Explore the 8000-year history of Plovdiv, one of the oldest cities in the world
  • Stroll among the upscale restaurants and charming cafes of the Kapana district
  • Enjoy breathtaking views from Asen’s Fortress in the beautiful Rhodope mountain
  • Visit the second largest monastery in Bulgaria and touch the miraculous icon

Activity location

    • Sofia
    • Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Sofia
    • Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

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From Sofia: Plovdiv, Asen's Fortress and Bachkovo Monastery
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00
Price details
S$141.00 x 1 AdultS$141.00

Total
Price is S$141.00
Until Mon, 23 Dec

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's included Licensed English-speaking guide
  • What's includedWhat's included Transport with minivan or car
  • What's includedWhat's included Entry tickets to Assen's fortress and House-Museum Hindlian
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Entrance fee to Ethnographic museum, Plovdiv - 6 levs
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Entrance fee to Roman Theatre, Plovdiv - 5 levs

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Leave Sofia and enjoy a full-day tour to Plovdiv, Asen's fortress, and Bachkovo Monastery with a licensed guide. See some of the most interesting historic sites in the area, like Nebet Tepe, the Roman theatre of Phillippolis, and the Church of the Holy Mother of God on this tour.
Leave Sofia and set out for a full-day tour to Plovdiv, Asen's Fortress, and Bachkovo Monastery. Start the day with hotel pickup in Sofia and relax on the 90-minute drive to Plovdiv. Visit the site of Nebet Tepe, an ancient settlement founded around 4000 BC, and see some historical buildings.
Travel to the Roman theatre of Phillippolis, one of the world's best-preserved ancient theatres. Marvel at the intricate wooden architecture of Hindliyan's house before moving on to the modern Kapana district to explore the shops and wander one of the longest pedestrian streets in Europe.
Relax on the approximately 30-minute drive from Plovdiv to Asen's Fortress, perched on top of a hill in the beautiful Rhodope Mountains. Learn how the fortress that defended the route from the Aegean Sea to Thrace, and see the ruins of the fort itself and the Church of the Holy Mother of God.
Admire some of the fragments of fourteenth-century murals in the church, and see its rectangular tower, believed the be the earliest preserved tower of its kind in the Balkans—Marvel at breathtaking views from the top of the fortress before departing for the next stop.
Leave the fortress behind and stop at Bachkovo Monastery, the second-largest monastery in Bulgaria. Explore the main church with one of the oldest iconostasis in Bulgaria and the miraculous Icon of the Virgin Mary, the biggest fresco from the nineteenth century.
Wander the Monastery and see the old dining room and original marble table, where monks ate for over three centuries, and gazer at the well-preserved murals in the St. Archangels and St. Nicolas churches. Sit in the courtyard and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and impressive trees.

Buy handicrafts, honey, homemade jam, yoghurt, herbs, and other gifts on the walk back by the monastery alley before returning back to Sofia on an approximately 2 hour and 20-minute drive.

Location

Activity location

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    • Sofia
    • Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Sofia
    • Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria