Plovdiv and the Miracles of Rhodope
from Sofia / Borovets
Plovdiv and the Miracles of Rhodope
from Sofia / Borovets
Road Trip Bulgaria is pleased to introduce you to our self drive audio guided tour to Plovdiv and Rhodope mountains. The concept of our trips offers you the best of two worlds. We offer a range of personalized excursions with rent-a-car benefitting from all the local experiences. In the morning before the tour, our representative will bring your car and all needed documents and vouchers personally to your hotel in Sofia or Borovets and you will be ready to hit the road.
You will be able to use your holiday ultimate efficient to discover the beauty of Bulgaria during this personalized excursion in the intimacy of your own relatives.
There are many reasons why to choose our self guided day tour to Plovdiv from Sofia:
This self drive audio tour to Plovdiv will take you to all the magical places in the Rhodope mountains.
Start your self guided tour to Plovdiv from your accommodation at convenient time
After you meet our representative and receive all documents and audio/video guide at your accommodation you will be ready to hit the road to the first stop in our self drive trip in Bulgaria. Plovdiv is known as “The City of the Seven Hills” and it is the European Capital of Culture 2019. Here you will see Roman, Persian and Ottoman influences and enjoy walking through the centuries. During the self guided tour of Plovdiv you will visit the most famous cultural monuments of Plovdiv – the Ancient theatre, the Old town and the pedestrian area full of shops, terraces and galleries.
Continue your Bulgarian road trip into the impressive Rhodope Mountains and follow the winding road up to where you find Fortress of Asen standing on a rocky ridge. The Fort was built in the 6th century during the rule of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great and the fort had an important strategic function during the Middle Ages. Ruined after the Ottoman conquest in the 14th century, only the authentic church survived, but you will enjoy the great panoramic view from the top.
Enjoy your lunchtime at a nice restaurant located near Bachkovo monastery.
After your lunch our self guided tour to Plovdiv will take you to Bachkovo Monastery. Beautifully located in the Rhodope Mountains, it is situated in the valley of Chepelarska River. During the self drive tour to Bachkovo you will understand why this is one of the most important monasteries of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. It conserves a huge number of very precious Icons, frescoes and paintings from the 11th to 14th centuries.
After you visit all landmarks included in our self drive audio guided tour to Plovdiv and Rhodope mountains you will drive back to your accommodation.
08:00 Departure
Drive 147 km, 1 hour, 37 minutes
09:30 Arrive Plovdiv
12:00 Departure
Drive 23 km, 32 minutes
12:30 Arrive Asen’s Fortress
13:30 Departure
Drive 10 km, 13 minutes
Arrive 13:45 Restaurant
15:00 Departure
Drive 451 m, 1 minute
Arrive 15:00 Backovo Monastery
16:30 Departure
Drive 176 km, 2 hours, 9 minutes
18:45 Arrive Sofia
08:30 Departure
Drive 151 km, 2 hours, 22 minutes
11:00 Arrival Asen’s Fortress via Belovo
12:00 Departure
Drive 10 km, 14 Minutes
12:15 Arrival Bachkovo Monastery
13:15 Departure
Drive 451 m, 1 Minutes
13:15 Arrival Restaurant
14:30 Departure
Drive 28 km, 35 Minutes
Arrival 15:00 Plovdiv
17:30 Departure
Drive 120 km, 1 hour, 50 minutes via A1
19:00 Arrival Borovets
Drive 590 km, 6 hours, 36 minutes
08:00 Departure
Drive 279 km, 2 hours, 55 minutes
11:00 Arrival Plovdiv
12:30 Departure
Drive 23 km, 32 minutes
13:00 Arrival Asen’s Fortress
13:45 Departure
Drive 10 km, 13 minutes
14:00 Arrival restaurant “Chinarite”
15:00 Departure
Walk 535 m, 15 Minutes
15:15 Arrival Bachkovo Monastery
16:15 Departure
Drive 279 km, 2 hours, 56 minutes
19:15 Arrival Hotel
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