Tourist route 5

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Name of the tourist route: Folklore and traditions in our home - ethnographic houses, museums, craft workshops, recreating festivals, folk and themefestivals.

Appropriate time to visit:During all of the year there are interesting traditions. To attend the festival of the harvest is good to do that route in late June to July.

*If there isan opportunity tobegin on June 24,Midsummer, to be able tovisit the"National Thracianharvestfestivaland a summerfairin rural areas",Stransko village, municipality of Dimitrovgrad.

**In the villageRabovois conducted "Bread Festival" in July.

Type:Independently organized tour or offered by a tour operator or other tourism developing organisation.

Duration: 4 - 5days, depending on the combination of the trip with local festivals;

Location: Bryastovo village – Haskovo cityRabovo village – Plevun village – Ivailovgrad cityMezek village - KapitanAndreevo/Kapıkule cross-border pointKirklarlei city – Vize city

Tourist sites:

·         ThraciansharapaniandSundial, Bryastovo village, Mineralnibani municipality;

·         Regional History Museum– visiting ofethnographic exhibitionHaskovo city, Haskovo municipality;

·         City art gallery "AtanasSharenkov", Haskovo city, Haskovo municipality;

·         Renaissance houses in Haskovo city, Haskovo municipality:

·            Paskalev house (Paskalevatakashta);

·            Kirkov’s School(Kirkovotouchilishte);

·            Shishman house (Shishmanovatakashta);

·            The house of BoyadzhiOglutoday “Alafrangite” restaurant

·         Guest houseTepavitsata, Rabovo village, Stambolovo municipality;

·         Ethnographic HousetoTourist information centre-Paskalev house (Paskalevatakashta), city of Ivailovgrad, Ivailovgrad municipality

·         Adventure farm of Huskovo family, Plevun village, Ivailovgrad municipality;

·         “Katarzyna Estate” winery, Mezek village, Svilengrad municipality

·         Museum in city of Kirklareli;

·         Antique Theatre Vize (Odeon), city of Vize.

An example, how to conduct the route:

In order to get to the tourist sites, part of tourist route 5, you can download GPS coordinates from here >>

1 DAY

Tourist site

Additional information

1.         June 24 Midsummer to be able to visit the "National Thracian harvest festival and a summer fair in rural areas" Stransko village, municipality of Dimitrovgrad.

If you visit the festival in Stransko village, Municipality Dimitrovgrad, we recommend you to stay overnight in a "Bulgaria"hotel, Mineralni Bani village and to increase the tour duration with one day.

2.         Thracian sharapani and Sundial, Bryastovo village, Mineralni bani municipality;

The site is located about 3 km from Mineralnibani village and about 50 km from Stransko village.

3.         Regional History Museum – visiting of ethnographic exhibition – Haskovo city, Haskovo municipality;

The site is located in the centre of Haskovocity  and about 21 km from Bryastovo village.

4.         City art gallery "Atanas Sharenkov", Haskovo city, Haskovo municipality;

The site is located about 2 km from Regional History Museum – Haskovo city.

Lunch

We suggest you to have lunch at a restaurant located in the Renaissance houses in Haskovo city "Grosha", "Alafrangite", "Hadzhieva kashta" or the two in the modern interior "Uno Pio" and "Kalua"

5.         Renaissance houses in Haskovo city, Haskovo municipality:

ü  Paskalev house (Paskalevatakashta);

ü  Kirkov’s School (Kirkovotouchilishte);

ü  Shishman house (Shishmanovatakashta);

ü  The house of BoyadzhiOglutoday “Alafrangite” restaurant

The sites are situated in the center of Haskovo city and are within walking distance of each other.

Accommodation

We suggest you to stay overnight in “Rodopi” hotel, “Haskovo” hotel or “Retro” hotel, city of Haskov. You can have dinner at the “Alafrangite” restaurant.

 

2DAY

Tourist site

Additional information

6.         Guest house „Tepavitsata“, Rabovo village, Stambolovo municipality;

The site is located about 50 km from Haskovo city.

The “Bread festival” is conducted in Rabovo village during July each year.

Lunch

We suggest you to have lunch at Guest house „Tepavitsata“, Rabovo village.

7.         Ethnographic House to Tourist information centre - Paskalev house (Paskalevata kashta), city of Ivailovgrad, Ivailovgrad municipality

The site is located 80 km from Rabovo village.

The traditional for the region sericulture is presented there.

Accommodation

We suggest you to saty overnight in the adventure farm of Huskovo family, which is located 25 km from Ivailovgrad city.

 

3DAY

Tourist site

Additional information

8.         Adventure farm of Huskovo family, Plevun village, Ivailovgrad municipality;

The site is located 25 km from Ivailovgrad city.

Insheep farmyou can seehow to milksheepand will find out a little more aboutthe wayto the consummation phaseof milk andcheese.Forlunch you cantry thesuperbhomemademilk and cheese, delicious cheese cakeandMaslenitsa of grandmotherIshmina(something likebaklava with sesame). Then you canwalkaround the village, and to seethe fieldsof tobacco andsesame andtotalkaboutthe sky rulers-the vultures, forwhose protectionandnurturing,severalenvironmental organizationsin the Eastern Rhodopes take care.

9.         “Katarzyna Estate” winery, Mezek village, Svilengrad municipality

The site is located 70 km from Plevun village, Ivailovgrad municipality.

In addition you can visit “Mezek”winery, which is located in the village of Mezek.

Accommodation

We suggest you to stay overnight inSvilengradcity.

 

4DAY

Tourist site

Additional information

Crossing the border between Bulgaria and Turkey at KapitanAndreevo/Kapıkule cross-border point and travelling to the city of Kirklrareli, Turkey

KapitanAndreevo/Kapıkule cross-border point is located 32 km from Mezek village.

Kirklareli city is about 90 km from KapitanAndreevo/Kapıkule cross-border point.

10.      Museum in city of Kirklareli;

The site is located in Kirklareli

Lunch

We suggest you to have lunch at Daim Restaurant in Kirklarlei city

11.      Antique Theatre Vize (Odeon), city of Vize.

The site is located 55 km from Kirklareli city

Accommodation

We suggest you to stay overnight inTrakhotel(TrakOtel) in Vize city.

 

*Additional information on:

·         othersites in the region-here >>

·         holidays and festivalsin the region-here >>

·         tourist information centresin the region-here >>

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