Ist day:

      -Arrival in Sofia. Our guide will be waiting for you at the airport.
-Transfer to  the cathedral Aleksander Nevski (20 min)
-Visit of St. Sofia church. The modern city of Sofia was named in the 14th century after the basilica of St. Sofia.
-Free time for shopping at the little market next to the cathedral.
-Transfer to the train station.(15 min) Guests will be welcomed with salt and bread according of the Bulgarian tradition.
-18h40  Depart with the Special Train Korona of Tsar Boris III booked especially for the group, together  with one wagon - restaurant of Vitosha train  (which belonged to the 1st secretary of the communist party  during the 50 years of the last century) to  Plovdiv  (2 hours total travel  time )
-Cocktails  are served aboard (prepared by French chef)
-20h00 Arrival in Plovdiv.
-20h15 Transfer to the hotel Trimontsium 4 * (10 minutes), located on the central street of Plovdiv.
http://www.trimontium-princess.com
-Accommodation
     The hotel is located on the central street of the city, surrounded with ancient beautiful     structures from the 18th and 19th centuries and lots of shops and bar.

IInd day

-Buffet breakfast at the hotel
-Depart by bus to the historical center of Plovdiv, exploring the Old City by “looking for the Treasure”: the participants are divided by teams; each team is searching for the answers of an enigma guided by a road-book. The Old City of Plovdiv is located on one exceptionally walking hill.
-Lunch in a typical charming Bulgarian restaurant, accompanied by chamber-music.
-Painting with pastel competition: Depart to the Gallery Balabanova (classic house from the 18th century), to meet professor Choauchev , who will demonstrate painting in pastel.
 Every participant will get everything necessary to attempt the lesson, plus a map of the city .They will have a bit more than 2 hours to create one painting.
-Tea/Coffee time in the Remarkable Art Gallery Philipopolis, taken for the use of the group only. Professor Choauchev will analyze every painting of the participants and will give his opinion and advice.
-Free time in the Old City, the guides will assist the group in case they would like to visit some antique shops.
-Return to the hotel.
-20h30: depart to the restaurant “The Village” (15 minutes) with folklore spectacle non conventional (the restaurant is visited by the local people)
Return to the hotel. Overnight.

-Buffet breakfast at the hotel
-Depart by bus to the monastery of Batchkovo (30 minutes), located in the charming vale of the Tchaya river .The monastery of Batchkovo is the second by its importance monastery in the country.
-Depart to Brestovitsa (30 minutes), village famous with the production of Bulgarian wine from the typical grape of Mavrud .
Wine tasting in  the  Vinifera wine cellar
-Visit the  Todoroff wine cellar followed by luch .("TODOROFF" wine cellar received its first international reward – "Silver Vinalies” at the wine tasting competition, organized by the Union of the Oenologists in France under the title "International Vinalies 2003”).
During the visits guests will attempt wine tasting, commented by the oenologist.
-Return to Plovdiv (30 minutes by road)
-Depart for the Evening  Gala Dinner at restaurant Pladin(classic style house) 
-Cocktail in the private salon or in the restaurant's yard, with the accompanied of 2 musicians followed by dinner served in the gala dinning room. Concert of “The mystery of the Bulgarian voices “will take place during the diner.
-Return to the hotel. Overnight.