Bulgaria and Romania: stories, art and gastronomy from the Balkans. Orthodox monasteries, UNESCO heritage, two European Capitals of Culture (Plovdiv and Sibiu), authentic villages, meetings with local people, creative activities, traditional music and dances, delicious traditional food, the Rose Valley, Thracian civilization, ancient sanctuaries, medieval streets, local crafts, the best yoghurt in the world, secrets from the Carpathians, the land of Dracula, beautiful mountain views and so much of the Balkans in your heart…
Day by day
Day 1 · Sofia
So Sofia, so old and so modern…
Day 2 · Sofia – Rila Monastery – Bansko · 250 km
Pray, eat, dance! Or more miracles of Rila and Macedonia…
Day 3 · Bansko – Plovdiv · 150 km
Stories from Macedonia, giant beans by the road, the Pomaks, and arrival in a truly elegant European capital of culture…
Day 4 · Plovdiv
8,000 years of history and art under the hills…
Creative, special and so friendly is Plovdiv: great wine, natural cosmetics, homemade lemonade in small cosy corners, streets full of light, flowers and more flowers…
Day 5 · Plovdiv – Rose Valley – Kazanlak – Bozhentsi · 170 km
La vie en rose!
In the land of the roses, the Thracian kings and yoghurt. Happy and hidden in the woods… with forests, good food, calcium in your body and the aroma of roses in your soul.
Day 6 · Bozhentsi – Etar – Veliko Tarnovo
Homemade breakfast and a secret path through the forest
Local crafts, gastronomy, an herbal experience and a hidden monastery between the rocks… with a great medieval focus and a lovely view at the end.
Day 7 · Veliko Tarnovo – Arbanasi – Bucharest · 220 km
Medieval greatness, art, and across the Danube into Romania
Day 8 · Bucharest – Cozia – Sibiu · 280 km
Discover Bucharest and head into the heart of a lovely European Capital of Culture
Day 9 · Sibiu – Sighișoara · 150 km
Medieval cityscapes, unique nooks, the town of Vlad Dracul and the most famous Scholars’ Stairs in Europe…
Day 10 · Sighișoara – Brașov · 150 km
The beauty of the Carpathians: so cosy, so old, so delicious…
Day 11 · Brașov – Bran – Sinaia – Bucharest · 220 km
What about Dracula? One of the most famous stories in the world…
Day 12 · Bucharest
Time for your next story…
