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.
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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 city – Rabovo village –
Plevun village – Ivailovgrad city – Mezek village - KapitanAndreevo/Kapıkule
cross-border point –Kirklarlei city – Vize city
Tourist sites:
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ThraciansharapaniandSundial, Bryastovo village, Mineralnibani municipality;
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Regional History
Museum– visiting
ofethnographic exhibition– Haskovo city, Haskovo municipality;
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City art gallery
"AtanasSharenkov", Haskovo city, Haskovo municipality;
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Renaissance houses in
Haskovo city, Haskovo
municipality:
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Paskalev house
(Paskalevatakashta);
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Kirkov’s School(Kirkovotouchilishte);
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Shishman house
(Shishmanovatakashta);
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The house of
BoyadzhiOglu–today
“Alafrangite” restaurant
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Guest house
„Tepavitsata“, Rabovo village, Stambolovo municipality;
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Ethnographic HousetoTourist information centre-Paskalev house (Paskalevatakashta), city of
Ivailovgrad, Ivailovgrad municipality
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Adventure farm of
Huskovo family, Plevun village,
Ivailovgrad municipality;
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“Katarzyna Estate”
winery, Mezek village,
Svilengrad municipality
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Museum in city of
Kirklareli;
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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 >>
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Tourist site |
Additional
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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City art gallery "Atanas
Sharenkov", Haskovo city, Haskovo municipality; |
The site is located about 2 km from Regional History
Museum – Haskovo city. |
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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" |
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Renaissance houses in Haskovo city, Haskovo
municipality: ü
Paskalev house
(Paskalevatakashta); ü
Kirkov’s School (Kirkovotouchilishte); ü
Shishman house
(Shishmanovatakashta); ü The house of BoyadzhiOglu– today “Alafrangite”
restaurant |
The sites are situated in the center of Haskovo city
and are within walking distance of each other. |
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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. |
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Tourist site |
Additional
information |
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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. |
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Lunch |
We suggest you to have lunch at Guest house „Tepavitsata“, Rabovo village. |
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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. |
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Accommodation |
We suggest you to saty overnight in the adventure farm of Huskovo
family, which is located 25 km from Ivailovgrad city. |
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Tourist site |
Additional
information |
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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. |
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“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. |
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Accommodation |
We suggest you to stay overnight inSvilengradcity. |
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Tourist site |
Additional
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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. |
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Museum in city of Kirklareli; |
The site is located in Kirklareli |
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Lunch |
We suggest you to have lunch at Daim Restaurant in Kirklarlei city |
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Antique Theatre Vize (Odeon), city of Vize. |
The site is located
55 km from Kirklareli city |
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Accommodation |
We suggest you to stay overnight in
„Trak“hotel(TrakOtel) in Vize city. |
*Additional information on:
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othersites in the region-here >>
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holidays and festivalsin the region-here >>
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tourist information centresin the region-here >>
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