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A holiday in Bulgaria with a glass of wine

A holiday in Bulgaria with a glass of wine

Holidays in Bulgaria Nothing can bring more satisfaction than combining your holiday in Bulgaria not only with relaxation, fresh air and wonderful nature, but also with such a refined experience for all senses as the wine tasting. The Bulgarian wine, famous all over the world, tasted in the context of the history, traditions and culture of the region it belongs to, would leave forever the memory of an enthralling and different perspective of the country. The art of drinking from the source Wine cellars are no longer only places where the wine is produced and stored. Today there’s a lot more to see in them than only technology, fermentation process, barrel types and grape varieties. More and more wineries impress their visitors with a complete experience, including restaurants, accommodation and tours, informative tours around the sights of the region and plenty of other interesting things. Thus everyone has the opportunity to gain precious first hand experience in the place where the wine is made, with the people that produce it and in the region, where the grape is grown. One by one the number of cellars in Bulgaria that turn to such a business model is growing. These wineries start to offer quality wine in combination with accommodation, sightseeing and interesting trips. Although there are more than 250 wine producers in the country, this niche market grows rather slowly, though confidently, making its first steps in the field of real wine tourism. KITT’s offers We offer you several ideas for spending a wine holiday in Bulgaria, that will make you feel the pleasure of beautiful nature and amicable hosts with a glass of palatable wine in your hand. Discover Bulgaria’s wine treasures and add to your knowledge about technologies, grape varieties and wine types, one slow and steady understanding of the historical facts and natural features of the region. Villa Yustina We are starting with the cellar which is comparatively young, but already takes pride in a special system, called EUREKA, that uses a unique method of vinification. Villa Yustina was established in 2006 by one of the biggest producers of equipment for the wine and food industries in Bulgaria – the company “Tomika metal”. The village of Ustina, where the winery is located, is 30 km away from Plovdiv. There are many archeological sites in the vicinity of Ustina, such as the fortress Hisarlaka, one of the oldest Christian temples – The Red Church, the Byzantine fortress Yustina. After you have tasted Villa Yustina’s collection of wines, less than 8 km away another, absolutely different, experience – a SPA wine temptation, is waiting for you. If you prefer to taste wine in a rather different way, you should definitely stop by the Wine& Spa hotel TODOROFF in Brestovitza. There you will have the opportunity to feel the wine literary through you skin with the treatments offered in the complex, based mainly on grape products. LIGHT CASTLE The second cellar is famous for their erudite and hearty sommeliers, who can tell you stories about wine till late dawn. It is also popular with the fact that it is the first winery in Bulgaria that treats its vineyards with bio products. Ivaylovgrad is a place with numerous eco paths and wonderful nature that surrounds them. This ecologically clean region is the best choice for a real energizing holiday and at the same time is extremely interesting in terms of historical sights. Apart from the intriguing information that the wine-cellar will give to your palate, this region will quench your thirst for cultural and historical facts also. Here you will see the astonishing ancient Villa Armira, the biggest fortress in the Rhodopi region – “Lyutitsa”, as well as many monuments form the ages of Bulgarian Revival. The hotel part of the wine-cellar offers 19 double rooms, each of them designed in a different style. LEVUNOVO The cellar introduced offers accommodation in a fantastic house, which is a cultural monument, where you will be dined with wine and also with home made dishes, cooked with organic products. The cellar Levunovo is situated not anywhere else, but in the town of wines and stone houses – Melnik. The trade mark the cellar is called Strymon. These wine producers have embarked on the hard, but for sure very inspiring, project of making boutique wines, based on age old Bulgarian traditions. In the smallest town in Bulgaria you can visit the historical museum “Pashova house” and the wine museum ‘Kordopulova house” and see the unique cliff formations – Melnik pyramides. Only 5 km away from Melnik is located one of the biggest monasteries in Bulgaria – Rozhen Monastery “St. Nativity of the Virgin Mary”. In Melnik we suggest that you indulge in an authentic rest in the Lumparova house. It offers 6 rooms and a tavern for 30 people, where guests are welcome to feast on delicious traditional meals. THE MUSEUM OF WINE IN BULGARIA And finally, for those of you who are really inquisitive, Pleven is your place. In this Bulgarian town, some few years ago, opened an extremely rich in collections and curious facts Museum of Wine. This is the place where visitors can see more that 7 thousand exhibited old wines. The architecture of the museum is also very interesting. Once you arrived in Pleven, don’t forget to stroll into Kailaka national park and also visit the historical complex “Pleven epopee 1877” Panorama. Bon voyage and cheers! KITT advises: During your holiday in Bulgaria, add moderate quantity of wine to unlimited quantities of amazing climate and astonishing nature. Booking hotels in Bulgaria

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My greatest pleasure in life is to travel. Undoubtedly there are a lot of amazing places around the world worth visiting at least once in life. However, Bulgaria is such a place where you will wish to come back again and again. In every season and every region of this small country, you can find unique wonders. So share my travels.