EXPLORING ANCIENT ILLYRIA & MACEDONIA’S TRACES, BUCHAREST & TRANSYLVANIA
Tirana, Shkoder, Thessaloniki and Bucharest

Our team will work closely with you to set up the perfect adventure – one that is carefully tailored to your interests and needs. Read below to see what that could look like!

Highlights of Albania & Macedonia

  • Visit the formerly closed and emerging country of Albania

  • See the 2400 year old city of Berat

  • Visit Apollonia, a UNESCO World Heritage Center and a stronghold in Caesar's civil war with Pompey

  • Experience the "Blue Eye" National Park, a magical place

  • Explore the ruins of Butrint, Albania's most important archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site

  • Go to Korce to see the first girls' school in the country, established in 1891

  • Admire Lake Ohrid and it's beautiful pearls

  • See Roman mosaics, the antique theater and the Roman baths

  • Visit the royal tombs of Philip II

Highlights of Romania

  • Visit Peles Castle, one of the best royal palaces in Europe and the Black Church, the larges Gothic church in Romania

  • See Bran Castle, better known as "Dracula's Castle" and Sighisoara, the birthplace of Vlad Dracula

  • Enjoy lunch and life of the people in a traditional village

  • Cross the Carpathian Mountains


THE MUST SEE PLACES OF BULGARIA
Sofia, Pliska, Plovdiv, Nessebar, Veliko Tarnovo, Varna, Valley of Roses, and Kazanlak

  • Visit the village of Arbanassi, famous for its churches and architecture

  • See the bas-relief of the The Madara Rider, representing the figure of a knight triumphing over a lion, that is carved into a 300ft high cliff, on the UNESCO World Heritage List

  • Explore the Stone Forest and the beaches of Varna

  • Go to the Thracian Kings Museum and Treasures

  • Experience the Seven Hills of Plovdiv, the oldest city in Europe

  • Visit the Rila Monastery, the largest spiritual center since the Middle Ages and a UNESCO World Heritage Site


To request a tailored proposal for anywhere in Albania, Macedonia, Romania, and Bulgaria contact:

Jean Zunkel
E   jean.zunkel@bjadventures.com
T   +1.505.466.2289
M  +1.505.310.5110

Ahdina Zunkel
E   ahdina@bjadventures.com
T   +1.505.466.2289
M  +1.505.670.5199


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