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Day 1: Homeland-Sofia:
Arrival at the airport. City tour of Sofia with a visit to the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, lies in the plain of the same name in the west of the country and is one of the oldest settlements in Europe.
The monumental building of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, built between 1904 and 1912 according to a design by the Russian architect Alexandre Pomerantsev, towers in the city center. It covers an area of more than 2,500 m² and offers space for 5,000 people and was built in neo-Byzantine style in honor of the Russian liberators.
During the tour, you can also admire the Church of St. Nicholas (1914) and then walk along Vitosha Boulevard, where you can still see the ruins of the Romanesque city of Serdica beneath your feet.
With its fascinating mix of buildings from distant eras, such as the Roman baths and the Rotunda of St. George, to buildings in the style of socialist realism, the historic center of Sofia is an enchanting mosaic of old and new.
Day 2: Sofia-Skopje-Ohrid
Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia and the largest city in the country with over 520,000 inhabitants. Due to the ancient predecessor city of Scupi, the city on the Vardar River has a history of settlement dating back more than two millennia, making it one of the oldest and still inhabited cities in the south-eastern European country. The first traces of human settlements in the Skopje region were found in the fortress of Kale. The first known settlers in the Skopje region were the Tribals, a Thracian people.
Day 3: Discover Ohrid
Ohrid, the eighth largest city in North Macedonia with a population of around 39,000, is a well-known tourist attraction. The monastery of Sveti Naum is located near Ohrid on the shores of Lake Ohrid and was founded by St. Naum at the end of the 9th century. It was donated to the Bulgarian tsars and played an important role during the Christianization of the Slavic apostles Cyril and Methodius.
Day 4 - Free time at disposal
Optional: Ohrid -Tirana-Ohrid
The whole day is at disposal, or you can discover Tirana on a one-day excursion. (all entrance fees included).
Tirana is the capital of Albania and the municipality of Tirana has a population of around 625,000. The area around the capital is characterized by many small lakes, some of which are man-made.
The area around Tirana has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic Age. The oldest finds in the city date back to Roman times: walls and a mosaic from a Roman villa from the 2nd or 3rd century, which was converted into a church.
Day 5 Ohrid - Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece, the capital of the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the economic and cultural center of the entire Greek region of Macedonia.
The city was founded in 315 BC. Under the name Thessaloniki, it was founded in 400 BC by the Macedonian king Kassandros through the amalgamation of 26 smaller cities in Therme on the Thermaic Gulf, an originally Thracian colony named after his wife Thessalonikē, the stepsister of Alexander the Great. Thessaloniki was located on the Via Egnatia, the main road between Rome and Byzantium, and on the northbound Balkan route.
Day 6: Thessaloniki:
Free time at disposal.
Thessaloniki-Metheora-Thessaloniki (optional)
You have the whole day at leisure or you can take a day trip to the monasteries of Metheora (all entrance fees included). The monasteries of Meteora, located east of the Pindos Mountains near the town of Kalambaka in Thessaly, Greece, are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. These impressive monasteries, perched on spectacular rock formations, are an important center of Greek Orthodoxy and a popular tourist destination.
Day 7: Thessaloniki - Rila Monastery-Sofia
The Monastery of St. Ivan of Rila, or Rila Monastery for short, is an Orthodox monastery in the Rila Mountains in south-western Bulgaria. Founded in the 10th century, it is the largest and most important monastery in Bulgaria and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Day 8. Sofia - Homeland
It is time to say goodbye to the tour guide and driver in the morning.
Transfer from the hotel to the airport and return flight home.
| Minimum of persons | 10 pax | 15 pax | 20 pax | 25 pax | 30 pax | 35 pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per person (place in DBL/HB) | 1000 € | 815 € | 760 € | 710 € | 665 € | 580 € |
| Single room supplement | 135 € | 135 € | 135 € | 135 € | 135 € | 135 € |
| Entrance fees supplement | 70 € | 70 € | 70 € | 70 € | 70 € | 70 € |
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