Medieval Bulgaria Day Trip from Bucharest

Spend a whole day getting to know different medieval villages in Bulgaria, and all the monuments inside them, on an excursion from Bucharest. An activity that you can do in about 12 hours, always with the company of an expert guide.

The distance between Bucharest and the medieval part of Bulgaria is about 100 km, although once you have changed country you will be moving through different regions of the country. You don't have to worry about these journeys as they are all included in the experience and you will be picked up and dropped off directly at your hotel in Bucharest.

This activity will allow you to visit amazing villages such as Ivanovo, a World Heritage Site, Veliko Turnovo, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, Samovodene, Arabanassi and many more. Here you can admire the streets where coppersmiths, silversmiths, icon painters and even craftsmen used to work.

When it comes to specific monuments, this tour is no slouch either. On the one hand you will marvel at Ivanovo's cave churches carved into the mountain and housing authentic frescoes from the Middle Ages.

You can also enter some of these historic sites such as the 12th century Tsarevets Fortress. From here you can see the whole of Veliko Turnovo at your feet and learn how the city was defended. Another monument you will enter is the Konstantilieva House, which was a merchant's house in the 17th century.