There are places in Bulgaria, which preserve the lost sensation of a cozy world, unspoiled by the aggression of the daily life. Here the houses bend under elegant yoke curves and wooden suns shine from their ceilings. It is not the architectural oddness that attracts us here but the chance to live in a world that cures and regenerates our tired senses.
The owners will welcome you in their homes and proudly entrust to you centuries old secrets of the local culinary art. If your stay happens to coincide with national holidays and customs, you'll become part of them.
This vacation is intended for small size groups and each tour is appropriate to the age and possibilities of the participants.

And now learn what two of our guests from Japan liked: after some days spent in Plovdiv and Bansko they preferred the entire solitude in the Balkan mountain nooks. They had an excursion with a jeep to an old monastery lost in the mountains, barbecued a lamb with the help of a teacher following the recipe of a north Bulgarian custom. These three days spent in the glades and silence of the beautiful mountain made them say on their departure that they felt like reborn.
This is what we want for you, our tourists, and that's why we invite you in the romantic Bulgarian village: where one feels reborn.

A sample of an itinerary "The romantic village 1 " *

Day 1
Arrival in Sofia. Sightseeing. Dinner in a typical Bulgarian restaurant with a folklore show. Here you will have the opportunity to see the dances on embers.
Day 2
Drive to the small town of Kalofer to assist at the holiday of Kalofer lace : the "white magic", unique in the country. Demonstration of knitting on cylinder by women masters in the open air in the yard of Daskal Botev's School. Accommodation in Koprivshtica.
Day 3
Taking part in Koprivshtica folklore festival.
Day 4
Drive to Gabrovo through Shipka pass. Visit of the beautiful Russian Cathedral in Shipka village. Visit of Etura - an open air ethnographic museum. You will see the making of damson cheese.
Day 5
Sightseeing of Veliko Tarnovo: the former capital of Bulgaria. On the way visit of the Dryanovo monastery.
Day 6
Sightseeing of Gabrovo and Triavna: visit of the unique museum of woodcarving. You will get to know old Bulgarian crafts, still alive in this region.
Day 7
Cooking a lamb by the North Bulgarian recipe /or another culinary traditional experience/. A picnic.
Day 8
Transfer to the airport for your flight back home

Price: 470 Euros

Price includes:
7 overnights in special old Bulgarian style hotels and restored houses
/Double occupancy accommodation including all taxes/
· F/B basis /breakfast, lunch, dinner, with the tasty local specialties of each region/
· coffee and bottled mineral water with the meals, wine once per day
· a coach or mini-bus for all itinerary and transfers as per program
· a guide in English or French during the whole trip
· a folklore show in a special restaurant /dances on embers/
· all entry taxes for the sightseeing places and special guide's fees

Price does not include medical insurance, tips, and tickets for the performances taking place.
Notes:
Breakfast is continental.

We reserve the right to adjust the itinerary if necessary and substitute services of an equitable or better quality if required.

* This tour is organized in August according to the period of Koprivshtica festival. You can enlarge or reduce your duration of stay according to your scheduled flights.

Next trip on this itinerary: 13 - 25 August 2004
The exact dates will be announced later in order to assure participation in the folklore events cited above.

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