PRICE INCLUDES: Тransportation with comfortable vehicle Guided visit to the Rila monastery English-speaking guide service PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Hotel pick-up and drop off Personal expenses, meals and drinks, entrance fees for the monastery museum Lunch and coffee breaks; personal expenses Gratuities to the guide and the driver |
          Rila Monastery One-day excursion from €30
Departure at 9:00 a.m. in front of Gray Line`s office (address: 7 Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Blvd., Sofia) Advanced booking and confirmation are required. Departure for Rila Monastery, which is one of Bulgaria's most important UNESCO World Heritage sites. It is the most exquisite example of monastery art and architecture of Bulgaria located in the picturesque heart of the mountain. 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. Ivan Rilski. 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. Duration: approximately 7 hours. The tour ends in front of Gray Line`s office (address: 7 Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Blvd., Sofia).
For up-to-date information visit: https://www.bulgaria-guide.com/tours/Day_Tour_to_Rila_Monastery/6000003876/
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