Plovdiv and Bachkovo Monastery tour from Sofia

Your experience begin at 08:00 am. We will pick-up from your hotel.

Travel to Plovdiv city (1,5 hours approx.)

Panoramic tour - Free Economic Zone, International Plovdiv Fair (EXPO Hall), Maritsa River. Next is a walking tour - the East Gate of old Philipopol, the building of the Historical Museum, Hisar Gate, , the Ethnographic Museum (visiting the courtyard, the Ancient Theater, the Jumaya Mosque, the Ancient Roman Stadium, the main street of modern Plovdiv, the City Hall, the Ancient Roman Forum.

Plovdiv is the oldest city in Europe and the sixth oldest in the world, where life has never stopped /The Daily Telegraph in 2010/. It is estimated that it was founded around the beginning of 6th century BC. Having established itself as a Thracian center, the city grew during the times of Philip of Macedonia, flourished in the heyday of the Roman and Byzantine empires, was preserved in the years of the Ottoman Empire and was on the rise again during the Bulgarian National Revival.

The unique cultural, historical and natural attractions, the sports facilities and the Fair, the cultural calendar, rich in international events, turn the city into a tourist attraction.

Departure for Bachkovo Monastery - the second largest monastery in Bulgaria.