Tour to the second largest Bulgarian city, situated 175 km to the southeast of Sofia. Plovdiv was once a capital city of Philip the 2nd of Macedonia, the father of Alexander the Great. The city is Read more ➤
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Overview
GPS & VIDEO Guided Private Tour to Spiritual And Traditional Pirin. Our self guided tour to Melnik and Rozhen monastery will take you to the most interesting and spiritual places in Bulgaria. Visit the house of the famous Baba Vanga, the “Bulgarian Nostradamus” located in Rupite.
Highlights
Description
Meet our representative in the morning at your accommodation and start your self drive Bulgarian adventure at a convenient time.
Rupite
The first stop of your Bulgaria road trip will be the house of the famous Baba Vanga, the “Bulgarian Nostradamus” located in Rupite. Many went before you, including several Head of States to consult her during her life. Feel the energy in the Church and Temple Park. Visit her lovely, movingly small and modest house where she received her visitors.
Rozhen Monastery
After you feel the spirit of the baba Vanga house the self drive audio guided tour from Sofia will continue to the Monastery of Rozhen. The peaceful retreat lies tranquil in the middle of nature, hidden between the incredible Earth Pyramids. Admire the wood carvings, the many beautiful frescoes and painted walls with icons and biblical scenes. The road to it alone is fairy-tale-like.
Melnik
Drive around 15 min and you will have time to have a walk in the “Bulgarian wine capital”. Melnik has a long history, with currently only 300 official inhabitants, while a century ago more than 10,000 people were living here. Not a village, but the smallest place in Bulgaria with city rights. Known for the wine and exquisite restaurants, Melnik is also an architectural monument and the Melnik Earth Pyramids are certainly an incredible natural phenomenon which you don’t have to miss during your self guided tour from Sofia.
Lunch in Melnik
Take a break and enjoy the traditional Bulgarian food in one of the best restaurants in Melnik
Kovachevitsa
The last stop of the self drive tour to Melnik is Kovachevitsa which was declared an “Architectural and Historical Reserve of National Importance”. It rests at the end of a magnificent journey through the mountains. Pass in walking space the picturesque village of Leshten and Ribnovo and arrive at your final destination.
After the visit to Kovachevitsa you will continue the self guided tour of Pirin with a long drive to your accommodation in Sofia.
What's included
Itinerary
08:00 Departure
Drive 175 km / 2 hours, 10 Minutes
10:15 Arrival Rupite
11:15 Departure
Drive 31 km / 37 minutes
12:00 Arrival Rozhen Monastery
13:00 Departure
Drive 7 km / 13 minute
13:15 Arrival Melnik + Lunch
14:00 Departure
Drive 83 km / 1 Hour, 53 minute
16:00 Arrival Kovachevitsa
17:30 Departure
Drive 217 km / 3 Hours, 7 minute
20:30 Arrive back to your hotel in Sofia
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GPS & VIDEO Guided Private Tour to Spiritual And Traditional Pirin duration is 12 hours.
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