7 days route: Sofa – Kardjali - Sozopol - island
OF St. John with yacht – Varna – Shoumen – Madara – Sveshtary – Targovishre – Krepcha - Adventure tourism at
THE “WINNERS’ SPRING” - Sofia.
Sights: Kardzhali dam – Pre-Christian sun worship in
THE Womb Cave – Tomb
OF THE OF Orpheus Thracian sanctuary Tatul –
THE ancient temple
OF THE Sacred Triangle – Perperikon - medieval town
OF Sozopol - island
OF St. John with
A sailing yacht – Church
OF St. George,
THE holy remains
OF St. John
THE Baptist
AND St. Andrew,
AND relics
OF THE Holy Cross -
THE Varna Museum
OF History
AND THE oldest processed
GOLD in
THE world –
THE European castle, used for
THE longest period
OF time - fortress
OF Shumen -
THE Madara horseman –
THE prototype
OF St George – Big
AND Small caves
OF Madara – Drop Waterfall - Sveshtari –
THE tomb
OF THE first kings
OF EUROPE –
THE Thracians –
THE oldest inscription in Cyrillic alphabet
AND THE Krepcha cave monastery – Adventure tourism at
THE “WINNERS’ SPRING”.
PROGRAM DAY 1: ARRIVAL
Departure from Sofia. Arrival to Kardzhali, Trifon Zarezan hotel on
THE bank
OF Kardzhali dam, dinner.
PROGRAM DAY 2: SACRED TRIANGLE, ORPHISM
AND PRE-CHRISTIAN SANCTUARIES
Breakfast
AND visit to
THE Thracian sanctuary –
THE Womb cave.
THE natural opening
OF THE cave has been additionally processed by
A human hand to resemble vulva. On
THE day
OF THE vernal equinox
THE sun ray expands enters through
A whole above
THE altar
AND stops there for
A while fluttering.
THE action personifies fertilization,
THE sacred marriage between Mother Earth
AND THE Sun. Lunch at
THE Kardzhali dam. Visit to Tatul -
THE sanctuary
OF Orpheus.
THE legend says
THAT Orpheus was buried here. Dinner.
PROGRAM DAY 3: WAS JESUS CHRIST INTRODUCED TO
THE ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
OF ORPHEUS?
THE HOLY REMAINS
OF ST. JOHN
THE BAPTIST
AND ST. ANDREW,
AND RELICS
OF THE HOLY CROSS
Breakfast. Visit to
THE third ancient temple
OF THE Sacred Triangle – Perperikon. Perperikon is considered to be
THE famous in
THE ancient times sanctuary
OF Dionysus
AND CENTER OF Christianity in
THE early Middle Ages. Some scholars believe
THE Sacred Orpheus Triangle is
THE place, where Jesus Christ was introduced to
THE ancient philosophy
OF Orpheus. Presumably it happens to young Christ in
THE years before he was baptized by John
THE Baptist. Lunch in
A local restaurant. Transfer to medieval town
OF Sozopol. Arrival to Sozopol.
An excursion with sailboat, including
A visit to
THE island
OF St. John. In
THE 2010 in
THE ruins
OF THE altar
OF THE oldest temple on this island was discovered ancient alabaster box containing holy remains
OF St. John
THE Baptist.
Visit
OF THE church
OF St. George, preserving ancient alabaster box containing
THE holy remains, relics
OF THE Holy Cross
AND holy remains
OF St. Andrew. Dinner.
PROGRAM DAY 4:
THE WORLD’S OLDEST WROUGHT
GOLD AND THE MADARA HORSEMAN - PROTOTYPE
OF ST GEORGE
Breakfast
AND transfer to Varna. Visit to
THE Varna museum
OF History. Lunch in
A local restaurant. Transfer to Madara. Visit
THE Madara horseman -
A UNESCO monument.
THE monument is considered to be
THE prototype
OF THE Saint George in
THE Christianity. Visiting caves where pre-historic people used to live
AND THE natural phenomenon -
THE dripping waterfall. Return to Targovishte
AND dinner.
PROGRAM DAY 5:
THE EUROPEAN CASTLE, USED FOR
THE LONGEST PERIOD
OF TIME
AND SVESHTARI –
THE TOMB
OF THE FIRST KINGS
OF EUROPE –
THE THRACIANS.
Breakfast
AND transfer to
THE Shumen castle -
THE one used for
THE longest period
OF time in
EUROPE AND witness many battles
AND crusades.
THE place was inhabited more than 3000 years ago by Thracian warriors
OF THE Getae tribe. Thus
THE castle is
OF THE same age as Priam’s Troy. Lunch in
A local restaurant. Transfer to Sveshtary. Visit
THE archeological reserve
OF twenty-six tombs
OF different size are preserved on
A territory
OF 2 km.
THE Sveshtari
KING tomb is included in
THE UNESCO World cultural heritage list.
THE human bones were found there (probably belonging to
THE lord’s favorite wives) as well as those
OF 5 horses, killed here to follow their master in
THE afterlife.
THE splendor
OF THE millenary temple show
A mystic Thracian culture unknown to this moment, as
A foundation
OF THE European civilization. Return to Targovishte
AND dinner.
PROGRAM DAY 6: EXHIBITION
OF ICONS IN MEDIAEVAL ROCK CHURCH,
THE MOST ANCIENT INSCRIPTION IN CYRILLIC ALPHABET
AND “WINNERS’ SPRING” - CLOISTER
OF THE BOGOMIL LEADER – BOIAN
THE MAGUS.
Breakfast
AND transfer to Krepcha. Visit to
THE Mediaeval rock church with
THE most ancient inscription in Cyrillic alphabet
AND exhibition
OF Icons. Lunch. Transfer to
THE “WINNERS’ SPRING”.
THE legend says
THAT before each
BATTLE Tsar Simeon
THE Great drank from
THE Spring
AND THE magic water gave him strength to create Great
BULGARIA AND he
NEVER LOST A BATTLE. Lecture on
THE bogomil (precursors
OF THE Cathars) leader – Boian
THE magus. Archery contest. Lecture on
THE beneficial
AND magic properties
OF honey
AND tasting. Dinner around
THE camp fire
AND local wine tasting. Folklore songs
AND accompaniment
OF bagpipes. An ancient ritual with jumping over
THE fire
AND lecture on our ancestors’ symbols. Transfer to Targovishte
OF tourist wishing to spend
THE night at
THE hotel. Spending
THE night in
THE cave on wooden bunks
AND animal fur.
PROGRAM DAY 7:
THE SECRET LEGEND
OF THE KING,
THAT NEVER LOST A SINGLE
BATTLE AND MEDIEVAL CITY
AND FORTRESS TZAREVETZ
Breakfast
AND transfer to
“WINNERS’ SPRING” for за преспиващите в пещера. Breakfast at
“WINNERS’ SPRING”. Transfer to Veliko Tarnovo – medieval city
AND fortress Tzarevetz. Lunch. Return to Sofia.
PRICE (including transportation):
Per person (all inclusive) – 760 EURO (for groups
OF 20 to 40 persons).
PRICE (not including transportation):
Per person (all inclusive) – 670 EURO (for groups
OF 20 to 40 persons).
Cena: € 670
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