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Mar 02

A Balkan Adventure: Visit Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia

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A Balkan Adventure
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia
Sofia, Belogradchik, Vidin, Nish, Skopje, Ochrid,
Korca,
Lake Prespa, Bitola, Sandanski, Plovdiv,
Local Koprivshtitsa folk festival

July 29-August 12, 2018  Led by Jim Gold and Lee Otterholt

Festive singing and dancing at our mountain picnic in Bansko, Bulgaria

★ Meet local folklore groups in Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Greece.
★ Dance workshops with gaida player Ventzi Andonov  and choreographer Nicolai Encev,
      folk dancing with Lee Otterholt

★ Non-dancers welcome! You don’t have to folk dance, or even dance, to enjoy our tours!
★ UNESCO World Heritage sites, 16 historical cities, 4 National parks
★ Visit Eastern Orthodox churches and monasteries
★ Local folklore festival in Koprivshtitsa
★ Land and Air price includes round-trip airfare, city tours, transfers,
       all hotels, two meals daily, and our own private bus.
To see our itinerary, click on Balkan Adventure!

NEW OFFER!
Bring 5 people on a folk dance tour and you go half price! 
Bring 10 people and you go free!
See you dancing,
Jim

Jim Gold International Folk Tours: 2018 

Norway/Denmark/Sweden  
June 12-25, 2018. Led by Lee Otterholt
Oslo, Gothenburg, Helsingborg (Elsinore), Copenhagen
https://jimgold.com/folk-tours/norway-denmark-sweden-2018/

Poland
June 11-25, 2018 Led by Richard Schmidt
Krakow, Zakopane, Lodz, Torun, Gdansk, Olsztyn, Warsaw
https://jimgold.com/folk-tours-2018/poland-2018/

Balkan 5-Country Adventure!
July 29-August 12. Led by Jim Gold and Lee Otterholt
Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania, and Greece!
https://jimgold.com/folk-tours-2018/balkan-countries-2018/

Romania
July 1-12, 2018 Led by Lee Otterholt          
Bucharest, Sibiu, Cluj, Sighetu Marmatiei, Piatra Neamt, Brasov  
 https://jimgold.com/folk-tours-2018/romania-2018/

Scotland
September 9-22, 2018 Led by Richard Schmidt                     
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Loch Lomond, Loch Ness,           
Fort William, Mallaig, Isle of Skye, Inverness, Aberdeen, Perth
https://jimgold.com/folk-tours-2018/scotland-2018-2/

Spain
October, 2018. Led by Jim Gold and Lee Friedman
Malaga, Cadiz, Seville, Cordoba, Jaen, Granada
https://jimgold.com/folk-tours/spain-october-12-24-2018/

Bulgarian Rose Festival Tour
May 25-June 6, 2018   Led by George Vishegonov
Sofia, Veliko Turnovo, Pliska, Madara, Varna, Balchik, Nessebar, Kazanluk, Plovdiv

Wine Tasting and Culinary Tour of Bulgaria
July 13-21, 2019   September 15-23, 2018  Led by George Vishegonov
Sofia, Plovdiv, Veliko Turnovo   


Folk Dancing with Jim Gold
For a schedule of my folk dance classes click on: https://jimgold.com/folk-dancing/

Dancing the Russian Round in Goldens Bridge, NY. Photo by Drew Orr

Dancing the Russian Round in Goldens Bridge, NY. Photo by Drew Orr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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