Natural & Historical Wonders of Rhodope Mtn.
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Day 1: Vucha Dam and the Beauty of the Rhodope
At 10:00, we will depart from Sofia. We will ride an hour on a highway to get a bit quicker to our scheduled sites. After this hour of climatization, we will head south where we will see the Vucha dam and will get deeper into the Rhodope Mountain. We will have a great mountain ride! Before getting to our final destination for the day, we will stop and visit one very beautiful cave. When we get to the hotel, we can change our clothes and climb on a mount above the hotel, called the Eagle’s eye. Riding for the day 230 km. Riding time 5 hours.
Day 2: The Devil’s Bridge and Zlatograd
After a nice traditional breakfast, we will continue our adventure by starting our ride east through the Rhodope mountain. We will make a stop to see the most spectacular medieval bridge in Bulgaria - “The Devil’s bridge”. After that, we will continue to an architect reserve called Zlatograd, where we will overnight. The town was a commerce center in the 18th-19th century and you can still feel the atmosphere and walk through the small streets with small traditional craft shops. Riding for the day 175 km. Riding time 4 hours.
Day 3: Plovdiv and the Heritage of the Thracians
This day will be full of a very nice ride, a huge reservoir, and many historical sites. Our first point of interest will be a religious sanctuary, built by the Thracians. Our next stop will be the great city of Perperikon where you can see how the historical periods overlap each other. After we explore this rare archaeological site we will continue to Plovdiv. The city was the European capital of culture in 2019. We will walk into the historical part of it and will overnight in its heart. Riding for the day 210 km. Riding time 4 hours.
Day 4: Getting back to Sofia
After a good Bulgarian breakfast, we will start our final ride. We will head north until we reach the Central Balkan mountain. On the way, we will visit one Thracian tomb from the IV century BC. Our next stop will be another time machine - National architect reserve Koprivshtica. This town is extremely important in the Bulgarian Revival period. We will walk there and could have some very nice traditional lunch. After the rest, we will continue riding to Sofia. Riding for the day 180 km. Riding time 3 hours.
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