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Wine and history along the Danube river

Day 1 - Drive from Varna towards the endless Danube Plains, as en route we will visit Salla Estate and the newly build Tsarev Brod  winery, offering the unique for Bulgaria "Gergana" wine (a white hybrid sort of grape, selected by crossing Dimiat and Muscat Ottonel)

Day 2 - Morning visit to the Museum of Transport in Ruse showing a remarkable collection of old engines and coaches (including the private carriages of the Bulgarian King and Sultan Abdul-Azis).
Lunch and wine taste at the Leventa winery located in the rooms of a XIX century Turkish fort and then continue to the Seven Generations winery revealing beautiful views to the Danube river and the local vineyards

Day 3 - Morning visit to the small family owned Pirgovo winery, then on to Svishtov where you will see the ruins of Novae - Roman legionary camp. Afternoon drive to Lukovit as en route we will pop by the "Eyes of God" cave

Day 4 - Extensive visit to Burgozone winery build by the ruins of a small Roman fort and then drive to Vidin in the North-Western corner of Bulgaria.

Day 5 - Morning walk to the Baba Vida fortress and then on to Magura winery, located in the famous cave featuring 10 000 years old prehistoric drawings

Day 6 - Visit to Borovitsa winery snuggled against the dramatic Belogradchik Rocks.
Drive back to Sofia via the scenic Iskar Gorge





Sepage by Tsarev Brod winery

Wine selection by Salla Estate

The ruins of the Roman Novae and the Blue Danube behind

The personal carriage of Sultan Abdul-Azis from the 1866

A view to the vineyards of Seven Generations

The family owned Pirgovo winery

Wine taste arrangement by Chateau Burgozone

The impressive boutique wines of Borovitza

10 000 years old prehistoric drawings in Magurata cave


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