Villa Melnik Tickets and Tours

Wine Tasting & More in Villa Melnik – One of the World’s Best Wineries

Edge of the World - A more accessible route for self drive visitors

This is commonly a half day trip that starts in the afternoon to see the sunset. There are three routes to access the park of the Edge of the World. Of the three, the middle route is the most accessible route for self drive. Unlike the southern route, which is open only Thursday to Saturday (to be verified) and the northern route which, although open daily, is rough, the middle route is relatively flat and open every day. A normal SUV is sufficient to clear the ground. But this route is not shown in Google Map yet. Here is the tip to find the route. In Google Map, look for Edge of the ShortCut. This is the start of the route from the main highway. There is a road signboard erected at this juncture. Then look for Edge of the World New Road on Google Map which is just a few minutes drive down the paved road. This is the start of the new route and the road becomes unpaved. Then there is no more trace on Google Map from this point onward. You have to follow the track all the way to the destination, about 50 min. drive. This is a relatively straight route. The rule of thumb is to follow the sun or westward on the compass. Self drive groups are advised to head back as soon as the sun sets so that the track is still visible for a good part of route and before the tour operators hit the road in order to avoid driving in mist caused by traffic ahead of you.

6-Day Private Boutique Tour: Wine and History of Bulgaria

Excellent private tour, worth every $, highly recommend

My 80 year old mother and I did this tour on 13/11/2023 as part of a 3 week extension we had in Bulgaria, having completed a 20 day organised tour from Australia of Romanian/Bulgaria that ended in Sofia. The operator (Adrian) generously offered to change the original itinerary of this tour when he found out we would have already been to some of the places in his tour (he sighted our itinerary). We were very surprised and happy that a tour company would offer to do this. A delightful and thoroughly enjoyable 6 days of history and local wines. A fantastic mix of amazing scenery (in its Autumn glory), mountains covered with vast fir tree forests, massive rocky gorges and deep, dark caves, abandoned villages and empty communist built factories. We explored architectural reserves – villages with beautifully preserved colourful Bulgarian architecture, amazing churches with interesting histories, monasteries and fortresses high in the Rhodope mountains. Our driver/guide, Daniel, had a vast and interesting knowledge of each region. He joined us in our explorations and ensured we enjoyed each experience, taking into account our abilities and age. Daniel joined us for meals and encouraged us to try local dishes, which we shared. We were all in awe of our fine dining experience in the castle at Chateau Copsa (we kept our sneakers out of sight under the table :-) ) ‘Wine O’Clock’ was always interesting as local wines were sampled, enjoyed and purchased. Our accommodation was beyond our expectations – a chateau with a castle, a vineyard estate on a hill, a family run hotel - in brown bear country – in the remote Rhodope Mountains, a fascinating authentic Bulgarian hotel in Melnik (an architectural reserve) and a small boutique hotel on the edge of Old Plovdiv. Thoroughly recommend this trip and best regards to Daniel for his care and attention and for acting as our porter. A huge thank you to Adrian for organising this tour for us.

Melnik Wine Tasting tour from Sofia

Excellent day trip from Sophia

V Travel Ltd provided a well-organised and enjoyable day trip from Sophia to Melnik, with an excellent wine tasting at a modern winery.