Meet The Locals

Day 1
• After a 2 hour drive we will reach the most visited UNESCO site in Bulgaria - the Rila Monastery. Our visit there takes 2 hours, admiring beautiful frescoes and wonderful mountain landscape as a background.
• Then we go to try the local specialty fresh grilled trout. After the delicious meal we have another 1 h 20 min digestive drive to a small village in Razlog Valley where we will meet a local family and check-in in their own house.
• In the evening our hosts will show how they prepare their food, how they live and have fun (singing and dancing). They will serve you home made food and a glass of rakia (grape brandy) to welcome you and invite you to join their dances.

Day 2
• In the morning after a nice breakfast we say good bye to our hosts and we will visit the church in Dobarsko, a 10 minute drive from the village. Then we head to Melnik and spend the rest of the day.
• The walk into the town Melnik is fairly short, some steep steps and streets will take you first to the ruins of the flourishing Medieval period of the town and then to Kordopoulov's family house, where you will learn about 19th century Melnik history, people, grapes, wine making and you will see a real wine cave. You will taste some wine also of course.
• We can have lunch in Melnik itself or on the way to nearby Rozhen Monastery (another 15 minute drive). At the Monastery we will enjoy a beautiful view of sandstone rocks and mountains.
• After this lovely journey we will head back to Sofia.