Krastova Gora (the Cross Forest), one of many mystical Bulgaria destinations
First day of your customized tours Bulgaria . Firstly, we will travel to one of Bulgaria destinations, Panagyurishte, where we will go sightseeing. Sofia – 95 km, 1,30 hours Plovdiv – 80 km, 1 hours Burgas – 315 km, 4 hours Varna – 437 km, 5 hours
After breakfast we will make a city tour around Panagyurishte. It is a small, picturesque town in the Sredna Gora Mountain. Panagyurishte is an important place for Bulgaria as it was part of the April Uprising in 1876. It is also the birthplace of the teacher known as Rayna Knyaginya. The brave Bulgarian who sewed the flag for the Uprising. Nowadays her house is a museum.
Following a visit to the famous Oborishte locality (there revolutioners discussed and accepted a plan for the April Uprising), we will leave for Koprivshtitsa (about 30 min away). After we enjoy our lunch with traditional Bulgarian dishes, we will be ready to walk around that small, beautiful town. Koprivsthtitsa has been an architectural and historical reserve since 1971. The architecture there is characteristic for the Revival Period (18th – 19th century).
People also associate Koprivshtitsa with the April Uprising – the first shot of the Uprising was fired there in 1876. It is the birthplace of many eminent Bulgarians. On the way to the town of Kazanlak, we will visit the village of Anton. There we will see the Elena Basilica, included in the UNESCO list of protected cultural monuments. Once in Kazanlak (a nice place among many Bulgaria destinations), known as the Rose Valley or the Valley of the Thracian Kings, we will check in into a hotel and stay there overnight.
Bulgaria Destinations
Certainly there will be a nice breakfast in the morning. After that we will visit ‘St. Paraskeva’ Church in the village of Enina. The church is a cultural monument where the oldest book written in Old Bulgarian language was found.
Then we head for the Shipka Monastery – with its 53 m-high bell tower and its bells, the heaviest of which weighs 12 tons. From there we will visit the Thracian Tomb ‘Golyamata Kosmatka’ (‘The Big Kosmatka’). We will go back to the town of Kazanlak where we will pay a visit to the Thracian Tomb. It is also in the UNESCO list. Following a lunch with traditional Bulgarian food.
It is time for a rock sanctuary, located in the small town of Buzovgrad (very close to the town of Kazanlak). The sanctuary will take us back to the times when Thracians believed that the sunrise symbolized the birth and creation. As for the sunset – it symbolized death and the world of the dead people.
