johngayton Says: This is probably the Bulgarian people's best known monument and every year on February 19th, the anniversary of his execution, thousands come to pay homage from all over the country. The monument is situated, appropriately enough, on Vasil Levski Square in the old town. To...
Club Bahad ??: In Search Of Lunch!
johngayton Says: One of my observations during my travels around Bulgaria is that there seems to be very few places where you can go just to have a few drinks. Even places that look like they should be pubs, with proper bars and barstools etc, often turn out to be restaurants and you do get...
johngayton Says: ...take the train!The single bus fare (Jan 2010) to Karlovo from Plovdiv was 4.60 leva (no matter which company you use) but the train is only 3.60 and the track follows pretty much the same route as the bus.The drawbacks though are that the trains take about 20 minutes...
Kalovo Produce Market: Where To Get Your Fresh Fruit and Veg.
johngayton Says: Karlovo's main fresh produce market is located in its own square in the new part of the town, just across from where the buses stop (as opposed to the bus station proper). This is where you can get your local fruit and vegetables at very reasonable prices. Out of season...
mirchica Says: The date of Vasil Levski’s birth it is celebrated on 18 of July. A national fair Vasil Levski’s Day is organized on this day with a traditional literary morning in the birth house of Levski.Also there are variety of performances, scientific conferences, sport and tourist...
johngayton Says: If you are at the town centre bus stop waiting for the Plovdiv bus you'll probably be approached by a taxi driver who'll offer to take you into Plovdiv for the same price as the bus. There's no con here but it's up to you whether or not to take him up on the offer.Once he's...
lillyia Says: A nice place on the Stara reka. The chalet is about 2 hours from Karlovo on one of the most beautiful hiking trails in Central Balkan National Park. It's a good choice for one day trip or, you could stay here overnight and continue on the next morning to Levski challet/hut...
johngayton Says: When I first noticed this statue in Karlovo's 20th July Square I assumed it was a tribute to the heroes of Bulgaria's Nationalist Liberation Movement. Not so. The curator at the town's History Museum informs me that it is just "Komunista Propoganda". Perhaps this is why I...
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Levski's Birthplace and Much More

The first thing that struck me about Karlovo was that every scene I caught in the viewfinder of my camera had mountains as its backdrop (with the exception of the one of the tripe soup in the cafe!)....
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Karlovo is a city situated in the foot of Stara Planina Mountain. It is 60 km away from Plovdiv and 147 km from Sofia. Bulgaria is the world’s largest supplier of rose oil and related products, such...
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Karlovo is located in a valley surrounded by the highest part of the Balkan Mountain (the Troyan's Balkan and the Kalofer's Balkan) to the north, Central Sredna Gora to the south-east and the mountain...
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Karlovo is a beautiful small town in the Roses' Valley. Not many foreign tourists hanging around yet, only local people, warm and friendly people. If any of you may ever go to Karlovo, then he must...
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