1Day	Arrival in Sofia. Transfer from the airport. Check in at hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Sofia.
2Day	Breakfast. Departure towards Sueva dupka cave. Continue to Troyan Monastery popular mainly for the creative work of Zahari Zograph who painted both the exterior and the interior (a rare practice for that time) of the main church built in 1835. Tour of the complex. Departure to Apriltzi mountain resort. Overnight in Apriltzi . Sightseeing during the day: Troyan Monastery - known above all for the creative work of Zahari Zograph who painted both the exterior and the interior (a rare practice for the time) of the main church built in 1835, 7 km from the town of Troyan. It is a fine example of the impact of the popular conception of the world and the influence of housing architecture on religious construction. Here, Zahari Zograph repeated the social and moral in religious painting (the compositions Doomsday and the Wheel of Life), left his second self-portrait signed with amazing self confidence in spite of the Ottoman bondage, and painted the figures of Bulgarian and Russian saints. Besides, he painted a completely secular group portrait of the monastic brotherhood in the refectory - something highly unusual for the time.
3Day	Breakfast. Departure towards Veliko Tarnovo – the medieval capital of Bulgaria. Tour of Veliko Tarnovo town with visit of the medieval fortress of Tsarevets, the old Marketplace Samovodska Tcharshia and other exciting landmarks. In the afternoon arrival at the village of Arbanassi. Visit the “Rozhdestvo Hristovo” church and Konstantsaliev’s house. Overnight in the village of Kmetovtsi. Sightseeing during the day: Veliko Tarnovo - One of the most picturesque Bulgarian towns. Known under the name of Tsarevgrad Turnov (i.e. King's Town) and Turnovgrad. In the town and its outskirts traces have been uncovered of life dating back to the late Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, the Bronze and the Iron Ages. After the foundation of the SecondBulgarianKingdom (1186), the town becomes its capital. In 1393 the town is conquered by the Turks and burned down. During the years of Ottoman rule it is a fortress of the Bulgarian national spirit and one of the centres of the struggle for liberation. In 1879 the Constituent National Assembly has its first session here and adopts the Constitution of Turnovo - the first constitution of the Bulgarian state liberated in 1878. Arbanassi - Austere houses that resemble minor fortresses on the outside with high, solid walls and heavy gates, iron, rids and secret hiding-places, but which are spacious and comfortable, richly decorated and furnished on the inside.
4Day	Breakfast. The tour continues to Bozhentzi village that preservs the authentic Revival Period spirit and architecture. Departure towards Tryavna. Tour in the old part which was proclaimed an architecture reserve with about 140 monuments of Revival period - beautiful houses, schools and churches ornamented with icons and mural paintings, all these completed with unparalleled altars, ceilings and windows. Departure towards the Valley of roses. En route – stop to feel the unique atmosphere in the Etara open air museum of authentic traditional crafts,  created to preserve for the coming generations the appearance and the spirit of the old time Bulgarian mountain villages and the manufacturing traditions of the region. Overnight in Kazanlak. Sightseeing during the day: The village of Bozhentsi - Architecture and Ethnographic Reserve - almost all the buildings were built during the 18th in the typical of this region of Bulgaria Revival Style. In Bozhentsi one is carried away in the past and finds out an unsuspected idyll and calmness among the spiritually of the old houses. Every year in the beginning of September the village hosts a plain-air ?Autumn in Bozhentsi?, and from June to September- an exhibition bazaar of works of art is held there, too. Tryavna  - according the legend the settlement originated during the 12th century during the reign of Assen Dynasty. Tryavna has preserved its Revival appearance even today. The old part was proclaimed an architecture reserve with about 140 monuments of Revival period. The influence of the representatives Tryavna art School is strongly felt. Masons built beautiful houses, schools and churches. Icon painters ornamented them with  with icons and murals paintings and woodcarvers completed their work with unparalleled altars, ceilings and windows. The open air ethnographic museum “Etar” was built in the middle of 20th century in the vicinity of the town of Gabrovo, an old industrial centre of Bulgaria. It was created to preserve for the coming generations the appearance and the spirit of the old time Bulgarian mountain villages and the manufacturing traditions of the region. The museum was built on the two sides of a small river and all the buildings and sites have their authentic appearance, the same as they had during the 19th century. The buildings are differentiated into three groups: 1. Workshops using simple machines moved by the running water of the river, most of them are unique and unknown in Europe. 2. The second group of buildings forms the trade and manufacture street (charshia). There are 15 examples of houses, where manufacturing workshops and small shops are situated on the first floor and the museum items are situated on the second floor. 3. The third group of buildings has public functions: a clock tower, bridges, stone water fountain and gravestones.
5Day	Breakfast. Visit of the Museum of Roses and the ancient Thracian tomb (UNESCO) in Kazanlak. The tour continues to Kalofer - the birthplace of the great Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev and Karlovo – the hometown of Mother Bulgaria's greatest son – The Apostle of Freedom – Vassil Levski. Overnight in Hissarya.   Sightseeing during the day: Kazanlak - The town is located in the centre of the valley bearing the same name, whose eastern part is known beyond the boundaries of Bulgaria as the Valley of the Roses. In the Eneolith and Bronze Age was found the Thracian state of Odrissi. From those days are more than 12 burial tombs already found, the most inportant of which is, by no doubt, the Kazanluk tomb, offreing a unique insight into the life of the ancient Thracians. It is one of the 9 cultural, historic and natural sites in Bulgaria included in the UNESCO list of monuments of global importnace. By the end of the 19th century Kazanluk had become well-known for its production of rose oil. Karlovo – The town is situated in the valley of the same name, which is part of the famous Rose Valley, along the two banks of Stara Reka River. Karlovo`s remote past is not well explored. The village mounds, remains of Roman roads and constructions that were found in its vicinity can`t be related to certain names and events. Its greatest fame, however the town owes to the fact that it is the hometown of Mother Bulgaria`s greatest son – The Apostle of Freedom – Vassil Levsli. Kalofer – Its name can not be found in the ancient or the medieval history of our lands. On this place there were once thick, impassable  and desolate woods. Due to the strong resistance, the Turks wiped out the town, but the proud and sturdy defenders remained unconquered. A group of 40 heroes roamed for long throughout the area, defending their fellow Bulgarians and arousing horror in the Ottomans. The Turks were powerless to deal with the  detachment and so the Sultan gave their leader permission to settle in the woods along with his men, giving them privileges to establish a settlement. The city is the birthplace of the great Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev.
6Day	Breakfast. Departure towards Starossel to visit the next spiritual place – Thracian Temple from V-IV century BC. Continue to Koprivshtitsa town situated in the heart of Sredna gora mountain range. Tour in the town famous for the numerous museums, old stone bridges and walls, wooden yard gates, more than 120-year-old buildings and courtyards in their typical colours. Return to Sofia. Overnight. Sightseeing during the day: Thracian tomb the village of Starossel – In 2000 during archaeological excavations in the region of the villahe of Starossel  was discovered the grandiose Thracian Temple /5-4 century BC/ ever found. It is surrounded by a stone wall /up to 5 m high and 240 m long/ made of huge stone blocks. Tens of burial mounds were found nearby, some of them containing tomb-mausoleums of Thracian rulers of the 5 – 4th century BC.The tombs contain extremely valuable articles – golden jewellery, a set of silver adorning, etc. Koprivshtitsa - In the Sredna Gora mountain range in Bulgaria lies the village of Kopvrishtitsa. The villiga is protected in its entirety as a historical monument. The numerous museums, the old stone bridges and walls, the wooden yard gates, 100-year-old buildings and courtyards in their typical colours, all take you back to times long time ago. Although centuries old, this celibrated village hasn't lost any of its vitality. Everywhere you go, you're encountered by the diversities of rural life. Horse-drawn wagons and mule carts make their way through the streets. There are not many places left in Europe that are as beautiful, peaceful and picturesque as Kopvrishtitsa For Bulgarians Koprivshtitsa is a symbol for the freedom gained after hundreds of years of Turkish occupation. On the 20th of April, 1876 the first shots fell on the famous bridge, marking the beginning of the End of the 500-year Turkish occupation.
7Day	Breakfast. City tour of Sofia. Time at leisure. Overnight in Sofia. Sightseeing during the day: Sofia - Roads from all parts of the world have been meeting here nearly 7 000 years. Peoples have come and gone, civilizations have advanced and declined, but the city has remained. More than 250 historic, archaeological and architectural landmarks in the city which the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great once called "My Rome".
8Day	Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Departure.