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Welcome Party (included in the registration fee) |
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Conference Tours (included in the registration fee) |
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Tour to Rila Monastery The Monastery was founded by St. Ivan of Rila, a hermit canonized by the Orthodox Church in the X century. His ascetic dwelling and tomb became a holy site and were transformed into a monastic complex, which subsequently played an important role in the spiritual and social life of medieval Bulgaria. Destroyed by fire at the beginning of the XIX century, the complex was rebuilt between 1834 and 1862. The monument is a characteristic example of the Bulgarian Renaissance (XVIII-XIX century) and symbolizes an awareness of a Slavic cultural identity. In 1983 the Rila Monastery was included in the UNESCO List of World Heritage. |
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Conference Banquet 5 September, 2007 The Conference Banquet is NOT included in the registration fee and additional booking of 50 EUR should be made. Additional Social Events (NOT included in the registration fee, minimum of 12 persons is required for every tour) Sightseeing tour of Sofia * Sofia is one of the oldest cities in Europe, undergone the blossoming efflorescence and distributions of different civilizations. Named after a sixth-century Byzantian church, nowadays, Sofia is a modern, administrative, cultural and industrial center. According to its motto, Sofia “grows but does not age”. The tour includes a walk along the main streets and the most important landmarks in the city center - St. Nedelya Church and St. George Rotunda (IV century), St. Petka of the Saddlers (XIV century), the Synagogue, the Central Baths, the underpass outside the President`s Office, Alexander Battemberg Square, the National Theatre, the former Royal Palace, the Russian Church, St. Sophia Church (V century), the Monument to the Unknown Soldier and visit to Alexander Nevski Memorial Church (built 1912). The tour proceeds with panoramic sightseeing of the National Distributions Library, Sofia University, Borissova Garden. Dates: 3 September - 10:00h – 12:30h 6 September - 14:30h – 17:00h Price per person:15.00 EUR The price includes: bus transportation, tour guide. *The Sightseeing tour of Sofia on 3rd of September is included in the registration fee of the Accompanying person. Visit to the National Museum of History The National Museum of History is situated in Boyana Residence. Founded in 1973, it contains more than 500 000 exhibits and is one of the largest history museums on the Balkans. The museum covers the whole period from prehistory to the present day. The Museum is also an organizer of big Bulgarian exhibitions abroad, related to the ancient Thracian and Old Bulgarian culture. In 2002 the National Museum of History was granted the special award of the European Museum Forum for its outstanding achievements in the cultural heritage preservation, in the exhibition, scientific and publishing work and communication with the museum public. Various albums of unique museum collections, guides, monographs and scientific miscellanies can be purchased at the book and souvenir stands. Dates: 1 September - 14:00h – 17:00h Price per person: 28.00 EUR The price includes: bus transportation, tour guide. Folklore evening in a restaurant An authentic Bulgarian folk music and dancing, performed by professional musicians and dancers, fascinate customers and make the visit to the restaurant a really unforgettable experience. Selected dishes, prepared according the old Bulgarian traditions, satisfy the most capricious tastes. Dates: 2 September - 20:00h – 23:30h 3 September - 20:00h – 23:30h Price per person: 32.00 EUR The price includes: dinner, bus transportation, programme. |
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Tour to Borovets & Tsarska Bistritza Borovets is the first and still the most popular Bulgarian mountain resort. Situated at 1350 m above sea level it enjoys a perfect location at the foot of Mount Moussala (2925 m), the highest peak on the Balkans. Borovets offers everything a perfect mountain vacation requires: clean and fresh air, ancient and serene pine forests, clear blue lakes and majestic snow-capped peaks. For nature-lovers the resort is a favorite vacation spot as it is the starting point of many hiking routes in the Rila Mountains. The Residence Tsarska Bistrica is just 10 minutes walk from the center of the resort. It was built in the period 1898-1914 as shooting lodge of the last Bulgarian kings. In its architecture one can see elements of the houses from Bulgarian Revival. A rich trophy collection is preserved. Dates: 2 September - 09:00h – 16:00h Price per person: 40 EUR The price includes: bus transportation, tour guide, lunch. |
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Tour to Rila Monastery Dates: 5 September - 9:00h – 16:00h Price per person: 40.00 EUR The price includes: bus transportation, tour guide, lunch. Tour to Koprivshtitsa /250 km/ Koprivshtitsa is a museum town of Bulgarian National Revival architecture, a town where the past seems to come alive. Tour of the town includes visit to the beautiful old Bulgarian-style houses of Oslekov, Debeljanov and Kableshkov, which will fascinate you not only with their original architecture, but also with their interior - XIX century decoration and furnishing. Every single house here is part of Bulgaria`s history. It was here that the first shot of the April Uprising against Ottoman rule rang out in 1876. It is a miracle that Koprivshtitsa itself was spared destruction and survives in its original appearance. Dates: 6 September - 14:00h – 22:00h Price per person: 40.00 EUR The price includes: bus transportation, tour guide, dinner. |
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Two - day tour to Melnik and Rojen Monastery Melnik is the smallest town with 230 inhabitants and one of the most fascinating museums in Bulgaria. Nestled amongst the lowest southwestern fold of Pirin, Melnik is a blend of unique nature - the cliffs clustered around the houses on the hills, history, culture and wine. The silent white houses, one upon the other, with beautiful bay-windows and silent yards, buried in greenery and tranquility of an aged glory and prosperity arise nothing but admiration. Melnik is not only history and architecture – it is wine too. Original cellars are excavated in the sand pyramids, which surround the town on all sides, and there the famous Melnik wine ripens, matures and is preserved. Nowhere else one can find this technology. Rojen Monastery - one of the most renowned in Bulgaria, both for the masterpieces of religious painting and for the beauty of the surrounding Pirin Moutain. It is a pearl in the Bulgarian Renaissance architecture of XVII-XVIII century. Dates: 7-8 September - 9:00h Price per person:176.00 EUR /based on double occupancy/. 15.00 EUR Single room Supplement The price includes: overnight in 4-star hotel on BB basis, bus transportation, tour guide, 2 lunches, dinner, wine tasting. |
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