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Private trip to Bachkovo Monastery and Assen’s Fortress 20% OFF
Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Europe
$74.88
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
The private trip to Bachkovo Monastery and Assen’s Fortress offers a captivating journey through Bulgaria's rich history. This tour takes you from Plovdiv into the stunning Rhodope Mountains, revealing ancient treasures along the way.
- 🏰 Visit the remarkable remains of King Ivan Assen’s fortress, a significant site from the Second Bulgarian Kingdom.
- ⛪ Explore a 13th-century ancient church adorned with authentic iconography and a stone inscription by King Ivan Assen.
- 🕍 Discover Bachkovo Monastery, the second largest in Bulgaria, founded in 1083 and a revered historical site.
- 🌟 Inside the monastery, see the main church of the Virgin Mary, housing a wonder-working icon dated 1310.
- 🖼️ Admire the Archangels Church, dating back to the 12th century, located within the monastery grounds.
- 🎨 The monastery refectory showcases vibrant murals from 1643, including a Doomsday fresco and images of ancient philosophers.
- 📍 Enjoy a panoramic mural on the refectory's exterior, depicting a bird's eye view of the monastery as it appeared in 1846.
- 🚐 Travel in comfort with an air-conditioned vehicle and a knowledgeable English-speaking tour guide.
- 👶 Infants and small children can ride in prams or strollers, ensuring accessibility for all families.
- 💲 Entry to the fortress is 4 lv for adults and 2 lv for children, making it an affordable adventure.
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Private trip to Bachkovo Monastery and Assen’s Fortress
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Gratuities
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Bachkovo MonasteryInside the monastery we ll visit the main church of the Virgin Mary built in 1604 where a valuable icon of the Virgin Mary from 1310 is kept. According to the legend, this remarkable icon is wonder-working. Attached to the Virgin Mary church we ll see the Archangels Church dating to the 12th century. The monastery refectory is another jewel in the complex which has preserved colorful murals from 1643. Together with the Doomsday fresco, we ll witness the images of some saint-monks, ancient philosophers and writers as Socrates, Aristotle, Diogenes and many more. The panoramic mural on the outside wall of the refectory represents a bird s eye view of the monastery with all the surrounding buildings at the time of the painting – 1846.
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Nearby we will see the remarkable remains of King Ivan Assen s fortress – a wise ruler of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. There we are to find an ancient church dating from the 13th century painted with some authentic pieces of iconography as well as the stone made inscription carved by King Ivan Assen. The entry is 4 lv for adults and 2 lv for the kids
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Private trip to Bachkovo Monastery and Assen’s Fortress 20% OFF
Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Europe
$74.88
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they redeem the gift voucher.
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