1st day SOFIA |
Arrival to Sofia.
Transfer to the hotel. Lodgement. |
2nd day SOFIA |
After breakfast sightseeing tour in Sofia.
Sightseeing tour in Sofia: 'Alexander Nevski' Cathedral, National Museum of History, Palace of Culture, Boyana Church. Lunch. Free time. Dinner and overnight. |
3rd day KALAMBAKA |
Departure to KALAMBAKA, GREECE after breakfast. This is a famous stopover on the way to Meteora. Dinner and overnight in Kalambaka. |
4th day METEORA MONASTERIES |
Visit to METEORA MONASTERIES - a large 14th century monastic state. Lunch there. Departure to ATHENS in the afternoon. Dinner and overnigth in Athens. |
5th day Sightseeing in ATHENS |
Acropolis (Propilea, Parthenon, Erechtheum), the Theater of Dionysus, Adrian's Arch, Temple of Olympian Zeus, the former Royal Palace, the
House of Parliament, the university, the National Library, the National Archaeological Museum, etc. Free time in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Athens. |
6th day ATHENS |
A day of leisure in ATHENS. Dinner in typical Greek tavern in the evening. Overnight. |
7th day THESSALONIKI |
Departure to THESSALONIKI via Lamia, Larissa and the Valley of Tempi and Platamon. Dinner and overnight in Thessaloniki. |
8th day THESSALONIKI |
Sightseeing in THESSALONIKI: the White Tower, the Arch of Galerius, the town walls. St. Dimitrius Church (the biggest one in Greece), the university, the Archeological Museum, etc. Departure to ALEXANDROPOLIS in the afternoon. Lunch and overnight there. |
9th day CANNAKALE |
Departure to CANNAKALE, Turkey after breakfast. The town is located on the Asian coast of the Dardanelles. Lunch en route. Dinner and overnight in CANAKKALE. |
10th day IZMIR |
Departure to IZMIR after breakfast. Sightseeing in world famous TROY: the Pilar House, the towers, the Roman theater and bouleuterion. Sightseeing in IZMIR in the afternoon: the Roman agora (the Roman market-place) with the statues of Poseidon, Demeter and Artemis. Dinner and overnight there. |
11th day ISTANBUL |
Departure to ISTANBUL after breakfast. Sightseeing in BERGAMA en route. Lunch there. Dinner and overnight in ISTANBUL. |
12th day ISTANBUL |
Sightseeing in ISTANBUL: the Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome, St. Sofia Church, the Grand Bazaar Free time in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul. |
13th day PLOVDIV |
Departure to Plovdiv, Bulgaria via Edrine and Kapitan Andreevo. Lunch en route. Dinner and overnight in Plovdiv. |
14th day PLOVDIV |
Sightseeing in the 18th-19th c.c. quarter of Plovdiv: the Ethnographic Museum, Georgiadi's house, St. Marina Church, St. St. Konstantin and Elena Church, the Roman amphitheater and the Archaeological Museum. Lunch there. Departure to Sofia in the afternoon. Festive dinner in a national-style restaurant in Sofia. Overnight. |
15th day SOFIA |
Transfer to Sofia Airport. |