🏨 Small Group Tour: Rila Monastery and Melnik Activity

Small Group Tour: Rila Monastery and Melnik

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From $109.80

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 11 hours

Departs: Bulgaria, Bulgaria

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

Overview

- Get more of your holiday by booking an intensive small group guided tour to the hightlights of southwest Bulgaria;
- Visit the overwhelming Rila Monastery and let the guide relive its history and enlight you on its present day status;
- Admire the priceless frescoe masterpieces of most notable 19th century Bulgarian painters
- Enrich your experience by tasting local delicacies and in this way involving all your sences;
- Enjoy sights of the tranquil Bulgarian countryside and its sleepy villages, while your guide introduces you to Bulgarian everyday countryside life;
- Tour the smallest Bulgarian town, famous for its architecture, stunning surroundings and wine production.
- The Melnik Pyramids are fantistic phenomenon. Use wisely the recommended photo stops! :)
- In Melnik discover the impressive Rivaval Period style house of Kordopoulo’s family and peek into its tunnel-like wine cellar.

What's Included

Professional guide

Transport by air-conditioned minivan

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 12 - 99

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral

Depart early morning at 07:00 from the parking behind Alexander Nevski Cathedral, just in front of LaCattedrale restaurant

• Admission Ticket Free

Melnik

The smallest town in Bulgarian with only 208 inhabitants, Melnik still preserves part of its glory from 14th till19th-century, when it had been a flourishing tobacco and wine-producing center, whose fame was spread by local merchants to many European countries. Today, the city is famous for its lovely white houses and cobbled streets, mild climate, internationally recognized brands of red wine. You will have a guided walking tour through the city and enter the biggest Bulgarian Revival Period style house and its tunnel-like wine cellar.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Rila Monastery

Rila Monastery (UNESCO site) and its architecture and the frescoes present the apogee of the Bulgarian Renaissance art. With an about 1-hour guided tour of the most treasured monuments in the inner yard and the Monastery museum, you will learn the most fascinating facts and stories about the biggest Bulgarian monastery complex. You will also have free time to buy souvenirs, make more photos or to continue to explore it by yourself.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

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