Discover Bulgaria
John has led around twenty specialist tours to Bulgaria for a variety of tour operators, NADFAS groups and private parties.
He will be leading two tours for Ciceroni Travel in May and June 2024.
Details and bookings for Ciceroni Travel on 01869 811167: e-mail:info@ciceroni.co.uk.
Typical itineraries include:
- Sofia's city centre, with buildings from the late Roman period to the modern era
- the National Historical Museum and mediaeval church at Boyana
- the orthodox monasteries at Rila, Bachkovo and Troyan
- Plovdiv's city centre, with cobbled streets, merchants' houses and Roman theatre
- the Thracian tomb at Kazanluk
- the mediaeval capital, Veliko Turnovo
- the conservation villages of Koprivshtitsa and Arbanassi
- a wine tasting and an evening of folk music and dancing
Comments:
- 'Thank you for an outstanding trip to Bulgaria. The holiday far exceeded expectations.'
- 'We thoroughly understand how you have developed such an affection for the country and the people.'
- 'The history and the culture stood out, thanks to the focus you provided. I admire your presentation of past times and present effects, and your sympathetic understanding of Bulgarian society.'
- 'Memories crowd in - the people, the Thracian treasures, the mountains, the salads, those gorgeous domestic interiors, the monasteries, the wine tasting - and the underlying, turbulent history.'
- 'My head is full of images of mountains and monasteries, bullet-spattered church doors, heroes, icons, gold drinking horns, exquisite merchants' homes, wild raspberries, stunning mountain passes and sunlight glittering through beech trees.'
Tours for The Travellers' Club
Information and Booking:
- Tours to Bulgaria are also run under the aegis of Richard Hunt, The Travellers' Club, Halnaker Park Cottage, Chichester, W Sussex PO18 0QH Tel 01243 773597.
- Full details, including the price, are available on thetravellersclub.com or via e-mail: travellersclub
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