Plovdiv Guesthouse welcomes you with 4 twin rooms, 2 x 4-bed rooms, 3 x 8 bed dorms and 1 x 10 bed dorm. This is not an ordinary guesthouse but also a place for cultural activities and meetings where one can also find a tourist information center, exhibition hall with a stand for selling pieces of art and souvenirs, art cafe with a gallery where various cultural events and seminars take place and a constant paintings exhibition. The art cafe (24 seats) is also used for breakfast and at the same time it's a perfect place for exhibitions, seminars, literature readings and other cultural events. Plovdiv guesthouse is also highly secure, equipped with security access entrance key cards and video monitoring system. Here you can enjoy your freedom - there's no curfew, no lockout either. Credit cards are accepted and preferred. Reception is open till 12 p. m. and check out time is 10.30 a.m. Below are the services and facilities that Plodviv Guesthouse offers to its guests: + FREE Cozy lobby (common room) which will make you feel relaxed, enjoying the easy-going conversation with other travelers and local people + FREE All you can eat breakfast - jam, salami, yellow cheese, eggs, cornflakes, yogurt, bread, butter, sugar, milk, tea and coffee + FREE International channels cable TV and DVD in the lobby + FREE International channels cable TV and DVD - in the twin rooms and the 4-bed rooms + FREE Wireless Internet access + FREE Reception service and 24 hours room access with key cards + FREE Clean and fresh sheets, blanket, pillow and towel + FREE Brand new spotless bathrooms with 24 hours running hot water + FREE Hair dryer, iron + FREE Security access entrance card + FREE Use of modern fully equipped kitchen + FREE Bike parking + FREE Board games - scrabble, chess and more + FREE Plovdiv map with highlights and travelers info + FREE Full information support for every spot of Bulgaria. + Exciting day trips + Unlimited high speed Internet access in the lobby- 2 PCs + Laundry service + Locker and safe luggage storage + International phone calls + Fax + Parking + City Pick Up + Airport Pick Up

ONE-DAY TRIPS (Plovdiv Guesthouse) (sample itineraries) Plovdiv area offers great opportunities for different day trips, ranging from visits of historical and cultural sites of national importance and wine tasting experience to active tours like trekking, snowshoeing, cycling and mountain biking in the nearby Rhodope Mountains. Our exciting and various day trips program will make you stay in Plovdiv for longer that you've planned. We guarantee that you'll spend an unforgettable time with our friendly and professional guides who will be pleased to show you around the amazing Plovdiv area. 1. Bachkovo monastery - Asen's fortress. From Plovdiv we head towards the beautiful Rodopi Mountains (the widest mountain massif in Bulgaria) passing through the pretty town of Asenovgrad. Nearby we will see the remarkable remains of King Ivan Asen's fortress - a wise ruler of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. There we are to find an ancient church dating from the 12th century painted with some authentic pieces of iconography as well as the stone made inscription carved by King Ivan Asen. Next we go deeper in the Rhodope Mountains towards Bachkovo monastery (the second largest in Bulgaria, founded in 1083, one of the most sacred places in our history). We'll have lunch near-by the waterfall and under the trees' shadows of the Waterfall restaurant near-by the Bachkovo monastery, enjoying local cuisine. After lunch we go on a little hike in the Red wall reserve where will see a beautiful waterfall, chapels, the miraculous icon as well as drink holy water out of the sacred well of a chapel. Then we go back from Bachkovo monastery to Plovdiv. 2. Rodopi Mountains - sightseeing trip. We head from Plovdiv towards Chudnite mostove (The Wonderful Bridges). The Wonderful Bridges represent a unique nature phenomenon, consisting of two rocky bridges (height of 43 m) over a small river. Then we'll visit the holy site with healing power Krustova Gora (Cross Forest), considered also one of the sanctuaries of Bulgaria. According to experts, the Cross Forest is one of the three places with a special energetic radiation in Bulgaria. According to the local history, a part of the Holy Cross was transferred from Istanbul and buried in a secret place in the area in the 15-th century. Next we head towards Bachkovo Monastery (the second largest in Bulgaria, founded in 1083, one of the most sacred places in our history). We'll have lunch near-by the waterfall and under the trees' shadows of the Waterfall restaurant near-by the Bachkovo monastery, enjoying local cuisine. After lunch we go on a little hike in the Red wall reserve where will see a beautiful waterfall, chapels, the miraculous icon as well as drink holy water out of the sacred well of the monastery. On our way back to Plovdiv will see the remarkable remains of King Ivan Asen's fortress - a wise ruler of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. There we are to find an ancient church dating from the 12th century painted with some authentic pieces of iconography as well as the stone made inscription carved by King Ivan Asen. 3. Rodopi Mountains biking trip - Bachkovo monastery - Asen's fortres. We head from Plovdiv towards Biala Cherkva (a small ski resort in the Rhodope Mountains - 1700 m above sea level) by car. Few kilometers before the resort we get on the bikes into the forest. We go on a mostly downhill biking for about 3 hours until we get to the remarkable remains of King Ivan Asen's fortress - a wise ruler of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. There we are to find an ancient church dating from the 12th century rich in authentic pieces of iconography as well as the stone made inscription carved by King Ivan Asen. On our way to the fortress we will enjoy some splendid views over the majestic Rhodope Mountains. Then we head towards Bachkovo monastery (the second largest in Bulgaria, founded in 1083, one of the most sacred places in our history) for a few kilometers on the asphalt road. Just before visiting the monastery we will have lunch near-by the waterfall and under the trees' shadows of the Waterfall restaurant near-by the Bachkovo monastery, enjoying local cuisine. At the end we go back to Plovdiv by car. 4. Rodopi Mountains hiking or snowshoeing trip - Mineral bath in Narechen village. The Rhodope (highest peak - Goliam Perelik - 2 191 m) are the widest mountain massif in Bulgaria, being also the oldest land on the Balkans. Here one can find the loveliest coniferous woods in the country and the most preserved nature. This is the land of the legendary Orpheus where one can also find 70 % of the world minerals as well as 600 caves. Depending on the season we go for a hiking amidst the greenery of the greatest massif of coniferous woods in Bulgaria or for a snowshoeing on the surface of the white array of the stunning Rhodope Mountains. We head from Plovdiv to a place nearby Orehovo village (altitude: 1200 m). From there we start hiking (snowshoeing) to Persenk hut (altitude: 1750 m). We continue uphill to the highest point of the trip - the countryside Grobite(altitude: 1950 m). Then we hike only downhill to Chudnite mostove hut (altitude: 1500 m). There we'll visit the nature phenomenon The Wonderful bridges - a unique nature phenomenon, consisting of two rocky bridges over a small river - height of 43 m. The best to do after an active walk in the mountain is to relax into the warm and nice waters of a mineral bath. The car will take us from The Miraculous bridges to Nerechen village where we'll have a mineral bath. 5. Thracian temple at Starosel - Roman mineral bath in Hissar (On a bike or by car). In August 2000, a sensational discovery occurred near the village of Starosel, in central Bulgaria. Archaeologists found the enormous temple/grave of what is believed to be a Thracian ruler, possibly Sitalkes I, the first king of a combined Thracian empire. The Starosel temple is the largest known so far dating back from the 4-5 centuries B.C. The car will take us some 10 km away from Plovdiv in the countryside. Depending on your cycling abilities we will be riding our bicycles from 30 to 50 km on isolated asphalt roads, mostly on even terrain. We'll pass by the Piasachnik damn, through several Bulgarian villages and The Starosel temple until we get to the old Roman town of Hissar, famous for its hot mineral springs. After a nice and warm mineral bath we go back to Plovdiv by car. 6. Wine tasting - Bachkovo monastery - Asen's fortress. Bulgaria is world-wide renowned for its fine and unique wines. The wine producing tradition began from very ancient times and is connected with the glorious Thracian civilization. First we head towards Brestovitsa - a small village in the outskirts of the Rhodope Mountains, famous for its wine producing traditions. There we are to visit the well known wine house of Todoroff where will attend a lecture on how the actual process of wine making takes place. Then we will be taken to a specially designed chateau where will taste five types of local red wine including the unique Bulgarian red wine sort ''MAVRUD that is to be found only in this region. Next we head towards the Rhodope Mountains passing through the pretty town of Asenovgrad. Nearby we will see the remarkable remains of King Ivan Asen's fortress - a wise ruler of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. There we are to find an ancient church dating from the 12th century rich in authentic pieces of iconography as well as the stone made inscription carved by King Ivan Asen. Having left the fortress we go deeper in the Rhodope Mountains. Following the river of Chaya we head towards Bachkovo Monastery, second largest in Bulgaria, founded in the 11th century - one of the most sacred places in our history, a symbol of Christianity. Then we have some lunch near by the monastery. We go on a little hike in the Red wall reserve near by where will see a beautiful waterfall, chapels, the miraculous icon as well as drink holy water out of the sacred we...

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