Meeting at Sofia airport. Guided tour of the most important sites of Sofia where we will see the remains of the Roman city, the King’s palace, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the St. Sofia Church, the Parliament building, the National Theater, the St. George Rotonda, the Central Baths, the second largest and one of the most magnificent Synagogue in Europe, etc. After lunch break, we will visit the National Historical Museum and the Boyana Church – a masterpiece included in the UNESCO Heritage List mainly for its magnificent frescoes from 1259. Transfer to hotel in Sofia for overnight.

Guide: Included for the day

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: 4* Hotel

Morning departure to the famous Rila Monastery – the biggest and most picturesque Bulgarian monastery, founded in 10th c. A.D., nestled amidst the beauty of the Rila Mountains, included in the UNESCO List of World Heritage. We will visit its museum to admire the masterpiece of the miniature work – the wood-carved Rafael’s Cross. Continue south to the Greek border and the city of Thessaloniki. We will have a guided city tour including its iconic White Tower, Alexander Square, the Arch of Galerius, St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki Church, Hagia Sophia, the Old Fortress overlooking the city, the old Jewish Quarter, the Archaeological Museum to browse through its Macedonian and Hellenistic relics as well as the impressive collection of ancient jewellery and pottery, a stroll along the beachfront promenade with a break in one of its numerous cafeterias or fish restaurants, immerse in the atmosphere of the traditional Modiano Market, etc. Check-in the hotel and in the evening enjoy a traditional dinner in one of Ladadika’s taverns with live music.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: 4* Hotel

Meteora - a visit to this holy spiritual location cannot be missed. You will be impressed by these spectacular rock formations hosting ancient monasteries built at astonishing heights up in the cliffs and by the legends behind these sacred places. Departure to Kalambaka early in the morning as the monasteries close early – guided tour of 2 Meteora monasteries – check-in at the hotel – overnight in Kalambaka

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: 4* Hotel

Departure to Palios Panteleimonas traditional village and Litochoro village for coffee/lunch (if you wish we can have coffee in Palios Panteleimonas and lunch in Litochoro village, it depends on the time we want to spend). Proceed along the panoramic way admiring on our left the great Mount Olympus and on the right - the blue vastness of the Aegean Sea to Thessaloniki for overnight.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: 4* Hotel

Halkidiki - the most popular tourist destination in northern Greece, consisting of three small headlands, known as the three legs of Halkidiki Greece - Kassandra and Sithonia with their fabulous beaches of fine white sand and crystal-clear water, and the third - Mount Athos, a close monastic community where the entrance is allowed only to men and after a special permission. Departure to Pefkochori Port in Halkidiki – embarkation to Toroneos organized/shared cruise (light lunch is offered on board, shared fun cruise for swimming in Toroneos Gulf in Halkidiki) – at 17:00 back to Pefkochori Port – departure back to Thessaloniki – overnight.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: 4* hotel

Morning drive to Vergina to visit Philip of Macedon's Tomb. You will learn everything about the first capital of the Macedonian Kingdom which used to be called "Aiges" in ancient times. Explore the fascinating royal tombs of King Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. Stroll Inside the magnificent palace, richly decorated with mosaics and visit the museum/tomb complex to admire the burial artefacts such as gold jewellery, weapons, religious objects and the Gold Larnax found at the grave containing the remains of King Philip II on display. Continue to Veria for a short walk in the picturesque small streets - the second most significant town, after Aigai, during the blooming ancient Macedonian years and an important possession later for the Romans, too. Built on the foothills of Mt. Vermion and crossed by the River Tripotamo, Veria is famous also for the preaches of St. Paul the Apostle in the 1st AD and the fact that its citizens are among the first Christians in the Roman Empire. From the 11th to the 14th century it was the third most important city of the Byzantine Empire, after Constantinople (Istanbul) and Thessaloniki. Today, many Byzantine and post-Byzantine churches and a lot of museums can be seen in the city centre as well as the well-preserved 19th-century Synagogue in the Jewish quarter. Drive on to Edessa, the city of waterfalls, plane trees and water nymphs, to enjoy the power of the water, including the famous Keranos, which drops 70m among plane trees that were seeded centuries hence. You’ll be spellbound as the magical mist enveloping the verdant park. Proceed to Pella - an ancient capital and birthplace of Alexander the Great, where we will wander through time along one of the biggest ancient agoras and exquisite mosaic floors. Back to Thessaloniki for overnight.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: 4* Hotel

Half-day free time in Thessaloniki, followed by drive to the Bulgarian border. After the passing we will visit the smallest town in Bulgaria – Melnik, famous for the sandstone natural pyramids surrounding it and the special red wine maturing in the pyramid cellars. Wine tasting. Proceed to Sandanski to enjoy the SPA and overnight.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: 4* Hotel

Morning departure to the famous ski resort of Bansko at the foot of the Pirin Mountains. Short stopover in the old centre with a visit to the Holy Trinity Church. Continue to the village of Dolen for a walk along the streets of the 19c. architectural reserve, and the town of Dospat where we will we stop for pictures at the beautiful Dospat Dam – the highest in altitude and second in capacity in Bulgaria. Following the picturesque Rhodope road, in the evening we arrive in Devin and accommodate in a SPA hotel with a free time to enjoy its facilities.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: 4* Hotel

In the morning we will take a half-day jeep tour through the spectacular Trigrad Gorge, visit the Devil’s throat karst cave, connected with the legend of Orpheus, continue with an off-road ride to the Eagle’s Eye outstanding view platform, and drive down to the beautiful Yagodina cave to admire its stalactites and stalacmites. Finish with a cookery lesson of how to prepare one of the traditional Bulgarian specialities - banitsa, a pastry with eggs, butter and Bulgarian white cheese. Tasting our produce together with ayryan – a yoghurt drink. Back to the hotel in Devin to relax with a mineral pool and a massage; in the summer we can also enjoy the aqua park near the hotel.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: 4* Hotel

After breakfast, we continue to explore the Rhodope Mountains enjoying beautiful views on the way, as well as Shiroka Luka museum village, the Bride - eco path and breathtaking view, and the Wonderful Bridges natural phenomenon. We proceed north to visit the second of importance monastery in Bulgaria - the Monastery of Bachkovo, where are the graves of the two Christian priests who saved the Bulgarian Jews. Coming down to the Thracian plain, we arrive in Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgaria. Accommodation and overnight in centrally located hotel.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: 4* Hotel

Plovdiv is one of the oldest cities in Europe, resting on seven hills, a blend of ancient cultures -Thracian, Roman, Bulgarian, Ottoman. In the morning we will explore the narrow winding cobble stone streets of the Old City, where we will see the Roman walls of the ancient Trimontsium, the Roman theater, St Constantin and St Helena church, and the picturesque 18 c. and 19c. buildings. We will visit the Ethnographic museum that depicts the houses of the city's wealthy people and how they lived at that time. We will have a panorama view from the Nebet Tépé hill where the town history began back in 4000 BC. The sightseeing ends up at the lively pedestrian shopping street - one of the longest in Europe, where we can see the reconstructed Renaissance buildings, as well as the newly restored and opened for tourists ruins of the Great Basilica of Philippopolis from the 4th c. AD. Visit of the Synagogue in the former Jewish quarter. Drive to the capital city of Sofia for overnight.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: 4* Hotel

After breakfast drive up to the Vitosha Mountain, called “The Lungs of Sofia” and situated on the south outskirts of the city, where we will visit the natural phenomenon The Stone River (possibility of short trekking) and after that the viewpoint for a breath-taking panorama of Sofia. We then continue to the Bells Monument at the foot of the mountain, initially built in 1979 for the first Banner-of-Peace Assembly when children from all over the world met in Sofia bringing with them bells as a symbol of their homelands. Time for shopping spree in a mall and on Vitosha Blvd. in the heart of the city center.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: 4* Hotel

Transfer to Sofia airport. End of services.

Meals: Breakfast