Highlights
- Meet your Gray Line guide in Sofia and travel directly to Rila Monastery
- Explore the Rila Monastery complex on a sightseeing tour
- Choose an optional visit to the Rila Monastery ecclesiastical museum
- Enjoy free time to explore the complex on your own
- Return to Sofia
Description
Departure at 9:00 a.m. in front of Bohemia - Gray Line Bulgaria's office (address: 7 Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Blvd., Sofia) for Rila Monastery, one of Bulgaria's most important UNESCO World Heritage sites. Guided visit to the monastery complex. The Church of the Nativity of Virgin Mary keeps the miraculous icon of Virgin Mary, splendid gilded iconostasis and the chest with the relics of St. John of Rila. In the court are located the medieval battlements of Hrelyu's tower. During your free time you will be able to visit the church museum with the wood-carved cross of monk Rafael - masterpiece of traditional woodcarving, taste the famous local mekitsi (kind of a doughnut) and the traditional Bulgarian yogurt. Return to Sofia. The tour ends in front of Bohemia - Gray Line Bulgaria's office (address: 7 Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Blvd., Sofia).
Includes
Transportation with comfortable air-conditioned vehicle;
Guided visit of Rila Monastery;
Professional guide service;
Excludes
Hotel pick-up and drop off;
Meals and drinks - lunch and coffee breaks;
Entrance fees for Rila Monastery historical museum (5 EUR);
Gratuities to the guide and the driver;
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
