7 days: The classics
- Sofia – the centre, Boyana Church, an evening on Vitosha.
- Rila Monastery and the Seven Rila Lakes.
- Plovdiv – the Old Town and Kapana.
- Kazanlak and Shipka – the Rose Valley, the Thracian tombs, Shipka peak.
- Veliko Tarnovo – Tsarevets and “Sound and Light”.
- Varna or Nesebar – sea.
- Sozopol and back to Burgas airport.
10 days: Mountains and wine
1–2. Sofia and Vitosha
- Bansko – a hike to Vihren, or skiing in winter.
- Melnik – a tasting and the sand pyramids.
- The Rhodopes – the Yagodina Cave, the Trigrad Gorge, Shiroka Laka.
- Plovdiv
- Koprivshtitsa
- Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanasi
- Belogradchik
- Back to Sofia
A weekend from Vienna
Direct flights to Sofia, Varna and Burgas. Friday evening in Sofia, Saturday in Plovdiv, Sunday on Vitosha or at Rila Monastery. Return on Sunday evening with a suitcase full of lyutenitsa.
Between us
Whatever you plan, leave at least one day free. Someone will invite you somewhere – a birthday, a christening or a village festival – and it will be the best day of the whole trip.