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From Sofia: Rila Monastery UNESCO Site & Outdoor Mineral Spa
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8.6 out of 10Features
- Free cancellation available
- 9h
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Visit Rila Monastery
- Get away from the city and let your stress melt away on a spa day trip with sigh
- Relax in an indoor or outdoor mineral water spa complex
- Enjoy free time for walking and lunch
Activity location
- Sofia
- Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Meeting/Redemption Point
- "Knyaginya Maria Luiza" Blvd 2, 1000 София център, София, Bulgaria | The meeting point is above Ancient Serdika Complex, in front of Tsum Store, opposite McDonalds restaurant.
- Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
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Tour with Meeting Point
- 9h
- English
What's included, what's not
- Transport from Serdika Meeting point
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (only for one option)
- Driver or guide
- Audio guide for Rila Monastery
- Thermal complex entry (10-20 EUR per person)
- Food and drinks
- Mineral water
- Deposit fees for towels or dressing gowns (5 EUR per item)
What you can expect
After years of providing customised tours for our clients, we have designed an amazing tour, giving you the chance of visiting the sanctuary of Balkan culture, history, religion, and spirit - Rilski Manastir ( Rila Monastery ) and be able to feel the healing powers of Bulgaria's mineral springs, close to the only Gaiser on the Balkans within a day from Sofia and water heated by the Earth's core, popping out to 103 above ground.
Famous since Roman times, Bulgaria is known for its rejuvenating mineral waters. On this day trip, combine a visit to the best mineral water baths, open all-year-round, with visit of Rila Monastery.
Your day starts with a pick-up near Serdika, easily reachable by all public transport in Sofia and within a 15-minute walk from all centrally based accommodation.
Visit one of the Unesco sites in Bulgaria, a monastery established by the first Bulgarian Hermit, A Miracle Worker, The Spiritual Protector of the Balkans- Ioan Rilski.
After having some time of your own, to admire the beauty of the almost 200-year-old frescoes, presented like a comic book by some of that time's best painters like Zahary Zograf, Stanislav Dospevski, together with the beauty of Rila Mountain, we move on.
The best way to be able to experience a country is to try local food. Several options are available, depending on group size and food preferences.
And we head for the Spa.
Just an hour or so away is our next destination- Sapareva Banya - the hot water in an outdoor complex with several pool areas, hydro jets, jacuzzi a wet bar all year long.
After soaking in the mineral waters good for skin, bone, and heart, we head back to Sofia.
Location
Activity location
- Sofia
- Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Meeting/Redemption Point
- "Knyaginya Maria Luiza" Blvd 2, 1000 София център, София, Bulgaria | The meeting point is above Ancient Serdika Complex, in front of Tsum Store, opposite McDonalds restaurant.
- Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria