Signtseeng Tour of Sofia
 Day 1. Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner, overnight.
Day 2. After breakfast a half day sightseeing tour of the city of Sofia visiting the places of interest as “ Alexander Nevsky Cathedral “, National Museum, The Rotunda of St. George, The church St. Sofia, The Russian church, The church of St. Nedelya. In the afternoon – day at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 3. Breakfast. Sightseeing of the Palace of culture, Dragalevtsi monastery. In the afternoon – visit of The Boyana church. Dinner in Boyana at a typical Bulgarian restaurant with “fire dancer’s” program. Transfer to the hotel and overnight.
 Day 4. Breakfast. Departure to the Rila Monastery. Sightseeing tour. Lunch at the monastery complex. Departure to Sofia. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 5. Breakfast. Visit the Vitosha mountain and the Aleko skiing complex. Lunch at the restaurant of “Shtaslivetsa”. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Sofia.
Day 6. Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Departure from Sofia.
Price: 495 euro per person /for a group of 30 people/
 The price includes:
- 5 overnights with breakfast and dinner;
- Transfer airport – hotel – airport;
- Transportation with luxurious bus according to the program;
- Guide;
- Dinner and lunch in Bulgarian restaurants.
The price does not include the entrance fees for the places of interest.
 ROTUNDA OF ST. GEORGE A C4 brick building in the courtyard behind the Sheraton Hotel, adorned with finely preserved early medieval frescoes. There are also remains of a C2 street and other Byzantine ruins.
ST. SOFIA CHURCH The 4th-6th century basilica was built during the reign of Justinian. It has survived intact with 1600- year-old mosaic details and towards the end of the C14 gave the city its name. Beside the wall of the church is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Nearby is the grave of the national poet and writer Ivan Vazov, marked by an engraved boulder. THE
 NATIONAL PALACE OF CULTURE The biggest Congress Centre in the Balkans. It is located in the centre of the city and faces the Vitosha Mountain.
VASSIL LEVSKI MONUMENT Vassil Levski was the principal architect of the campaign to free Bulgaria from the oppression of the Ottoman Empire. The monument marks the spot where he was hanged by the Turks in 1873.
 THE CHURCH OF ST. NEDELYA (Opposite the Sheraton Hotel) Built in medieval times and known as the Church of the Blessed Sveti Kral. The current building was reconstructed after 1925 when it was almost completely destroyed by a bomb explosion.
SOFIA UNIVERSITY The country's most prestigious university. It was built a decade after Sofia became Bulgaria's capital in 1879 with funds bequeathed by the brothers Evlogi and Christo Georgiev.
DRAGALEVTSI A suburb in the woods at the foot of Mount Vitosha. About 3 km further on is DRAGALEVTSI MONASTERY, founded during the reign of King Ivan Alexander. Frescoes date back to the C15. The church, which is part of the original monastery, often sheltered the Apostle of Freedom Vassil Levski during the C19.
BOYANA A suburb at the foot of Mount Vitosha, notable for the BOYANA CHURCH, built in the C11. Frescoes are claimed to be among the oldest and most interesting examples of East European Medieval art. Like Rila Monastery, the BOYANA CHURCH has been listed by UNESCO as a part of the world s cultural heritage.
 
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