City tour Sofia and Plovdiv - One day with small group

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1. Plovdiv is on the 8th place for oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Inhabited since 4,000 B.C., beginning with a Neolithic settlement, Plovdiv has been conquered many times throughout the years by the Thracians, the Greeks and the Romans. Plovdiv contains 13 cultural layers.

   3 h

2. You will experience a cultural heritage more than 2000 years old!

   30 min

3. The old town of Plovdiv is an architectural reserve! You will see architecture typical of the Bulgarian Renaissance period. There are numerous museums recreating the atmosphere of the mid-20th century.

   1 h

4. The basilica contains a unique Roman heritage of mosaics

   30 min

5. The oldest church in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, dating to the fourth century. The name of sofia was given by the church.

   15 min

6. Built in Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and it is one of the 50 largest Christian church buildings by volume in the world.

   20 min

7. The mosque was designed by the famous Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan and completed in 1566. The most outstanding feature of the mosque is that it was actually built over natural thermal spas

   Passes by

8. The Church of St. George is the oldest surviving building in Sofia 4th centery. It is a red-brick domed rotunda room with a circular plan on a square base.

   15 min

9. One of the most beautiful buildings in Sofia in neoclassical style!

   10 min

10. The only one Roman stadium in Bulgaria. Philippopolis(Plovdiv) was the capital of the Roman province of Thracia.

    15 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Sofia

• Its from-price is 21% above the median of the 174 day trips we list in Sofia.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Sofia

Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, lies below Vitosha mountain, mixing Roman ruins, golden-domed churches, mineral springs and a busy café culture.

Sofia sits in a high basin at the foot of Mount Vitosha, and its centre layers Roman Serdica, Orthodox Bulgaria and the Ottoman and Soviet eras. The gold-domed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, completed in the early twentieth century, is the city's best-known building. Close by are the fourth-century rotunda of St George, the Banya Bashi Mosque and the remains of Roman streets that show through glass in the metro stations.

Top-ranked sights in Sofia: Rila Monastery, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Ivan Vazov National Theatre.

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