GPS & Audio Guided Winter Tour to Rila Monastery and Stob Pyramids from Borovets

08:30 Depart from your accommodation in Borovets Drive 24 km / 26 Minutes 09:00 Arrival at Tsali Mali Grad The first stop during the road trip from Borovets is Țsari Mali Grad – a unique Roman fortress built with a ditch and fortifications. Walking around the fortress you will go back in time and imagine that you live the daily life of the people of that period. 10:00 Departure

11:00 Arrival Stob Pyramids In the western Rila Mountains, you can see from far the dramatic rock pinnacles known as Stob’s Earth Pyramids. Wander through pure nature to reach the highest point and admire the colourful fairy-tale formations. Departure: 12:30

Drive 27 km, 33 minutes 13:00 Arrive Restaurant Enjoy your well-deserved lunch, we made a special reservation for you at Restaurant Stranopriemnitsa Rilla. Departure: 14:30

Drive 0 km / 0 minutes Arrive 14:30 Rila Monastery After the visit to the Stob pyramids our self guided tour to Rila Monastery from Sofia will take you to the most amazing landmark in Bulgaria – the Rila Monastery, nestled in the Rila Mountains offering beautiful scenery, full of energy. The Rila monastery is listed on the UNESCO list of world heritage and it is a place where all of the Bulgaria Spirit comes together and where nature meets religion. You will have the opportunity to enter the monastery museum and visit the Rila monastery kitchen and explore the life of the monks. Departure: 15:30

15:30 Departure Drive 40 km / 46 Minutes 16:15 Arrival to Blagoevgrad Varosha Dive into the past in the oldest part of Blagoevgrad. Well preserved houses of the Bulgarian Revival surrounded by narrow cobbled streets. The romantic atmosphere is completed with traditional restaurants, and galleries Find Just over the river a large pedestrian area for original and contemporary shopping. Maybe drive uphill to the famous Cross? 18:30 Departure Drive 97 km, 1 Hour, 24 Minutes Arrival 20:00 Borovets