BULGARIAN BACKROADS:  HORSEBACK RIDING FROM TRIGRAD TO MELNIK - 8 DAYS

From the village of Trigrad, the town of Dospat, village of Dolen, village of Hadji Dimovo, village of Paril, village of Petrovo, the town of Melnik. The program includes: 8 days, 7 nights, 6 full days of riding.

First day: Arriving in the village of Trigrad. Accommodation at a family hotel "Silivryak". After the arrival the riders will meet the guides and the horses. Free time till dinner.

Second day: After breakfast - a ride from the village of Trigrad through a beautiful forest to the Videnitsa peak ( 1652m) On the very top of the peak, the riders will se a Thracian sanctuary and the ruins of an ancient stronghold. A ride through the village of the Zmeitsa to the town of Dospat.

Accommodation in the town of Dospat, at a cozy hotel with a very picturesque location, overlooking the Dospat Lake and the mountain. Riding: about 5 hours

Third day: After breakfast - a ride from the town of Dospat past the crystal waters of the Dospat Lake, along the ridge of the Rhodopean part called Zvezden Balkan (Star Mountain) to the Hissar gulch. Break and lunch in a wooden shelter, beautifully situated among the pine trees.

A ride via the small village of Pletena to the village of Dolen, which is a unique architectural preserve. Accommodation in the village of Dolen: in about 250 years old house which has preserved the simplicity and coziness of the authentic architecture and past time’s atmosphere.  Riding: about 5 hours

Fourth day: After breakfast - a ride from the village of Dolen through a valley of Mesta river to the village of Hadji Dimovo. In the afternoon - free time for rest and sightseeing till dinner. Dinner with local meals and wine by the fireplace you could hardly dream of a better end of the day. 

Riding: about 5 hours

Fifth day: After breakfast - a ride from the village of Hadji Dimovo along the northwestern slopes of Slavianka Mountain, near the village of Nova Lovcha to the village of Paril. Accommodation in the village of Paril. In the afternoon - free time for rest and sightseeing. Dinner in a warm and friendly atmosphere by the fireplace.

Riding: about 5 hours

Sixth day: After breakfast - ride from the village of Paril along the beautiful Paril's pass formed from Pirin and Slavyanka mountains ridge through the village of Petrovo to the village of Kalimantsi.

Accommodation in the village of Kalimantsi. Dinner in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Riding: about 5 hours

Seventh day:  After breakfast - a ride from the village of Kalimantsi to the famous Rojen monastery and after that to the town of Melnik. Lunch and a short break in the vicinity of Rojen monastery. Accommodation in Melnik in a typical old house - Lumparov's house. Wine tasting and free time. Dinner in wine cellar.

Riding: about 5 hours

Eighth day: After breakfast - Saying goodbye to the guides and departure from the town of Melnik.

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