Pro

good representation of unique Bulgarian Revival architecture; Roman amphitheatre; surprising modernity (if you're not from Bulgaria)
Con

always walking uphill
In a nutshell

Plovdiv provides an interesting look at a city, country, and people in transition.
68 Reviews This beautiful church is located right in the Old Town. The first church on these grounds was already built in the 4th century and dedicated to the Byzantine Emperor Konstantin and his mother Helena. Over the years there's been a lot of destruction and reconstruction, the last reconstruction being...
19 Reviews The Roman theatre, also known as the Amphithatre, was built under the reign of emperor Trajan in the 2nd century. It holds around 7.000 seats in different sections named after the city sections with the names engraved on the benches to guide the citizens where to sit. The theatre was sadly damaged...
7 Reviews This is not a real tip for Plovdiv since Bachkovo is some 30km south of town but still close enough to be an easy excursion for half a day. The monastery was founded in 1083. It had its heyday during the Second Bulgarian Empire 1185 - 1396 but was ransacked by the Turks in the 15th and 16th...
6 Reviews Built in 1955-1956, this monument commemorates the liberation by the Soviet Army from the Nazis. In the beginning of the 90-s they thought about taking it off but later the Municipalityt decided that is emblematic for the city so they left it there.From this high point overlooking Plovdiv, you can...
6 Reviews Take a look at the Roman Coliseum discovered under Ploshtad Dzhumaya. While there you can also visit the diamond patterned Friday Mosque. Both to left and right are long boulevards that are pedestrian only. Along the Knyaz Battenberg I are the upper class shops, restaurants and houses being...
3 Reviews The Plovdiv Fair is a modern centre for information and contacts.Its first exhibition was in 1892 It is the biggest fair in the Balkans. The International Fair - Plovdiv is the only fair organizing company in Bulgaria admitted as a member of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. The...
3 Reviews The Dzumaya Mosque was originally built in the second half of the 14th century but was soon burnt down. In 1435 Murad II rebuilt it and named it Muradiye after himself. The mosque was rebuilt and reconstructed in 1784 under the reign of Abdul Hamid and has since then not been changed. There used to...
3 Reviews This beautiful park is a great place to escape from the sometimes hectic life on the main shopping streets. It's located just off the Central Square and offers a lot of benches for rest. Inside the park you'll also find a lot of different sculptures and some (drinking) fountains. Beware of...
1 Review and 15 Opinions The norm with inexpensive hotels is that you can be perfectly satisfied with what you get but...
4 Reviews This is a local chain that I ate in once in Plovdiv and once in Sofia. Indoor and outdoor seating. They advertise Italian, but I enjoyed their salads very much. They also serve full meals with meat as ordered. Had a Shepherds salad in Plovdiv that I couldn't finish and a very sweet desert....
3 Reviews Perhaps the place to be. Located in the heart of the old town and build on the foundations of the Roman fortifications. In the cellar you can see parts of the old walls. The resaturant’s house has a history. At the place Islam monks had build a temple, which was later enlarged to function as...
2 Reviews With my dinner companion for the evening being one of Plovdiv's most charming, educated and beautiful young women my experience of Chuchura was kinda skewed. It's only the fact that I took some pics of the food and the restaurant in general that allows me to even attempt to write a semi-objective...
4 Reviews This is a hotel with a restaurant, but I haven't been in the hotel, so I don't have opinion about it. I can say the restaurant is very good-the style and food are really amazing. The house is very strange, it is old-styled, with wooden floor and old furniture. It is very cozy and pleasant....
2 Reviews This used to be the best place in Plovdiv before they change the name and the owner. Now it is aslo good cause they kept the interior and didn't change the music style. I like it cause it is not typical Bulgarian and they have delicios meals on avarage prices. What I regret for is the when it was...
17 Reviews The rocky plateau which rises 50 m up is an unusual and beautiful place,near the village of Sini Vruh 30 km in Plovdiv region. The plateau is strange and majestic because of its remarkable terraced niches, stony reservoirs, unusual system of canals, strange rocky rings, ancient staircase, mystic...
5 Reviews Assens's Fortress (Assenova Krepost) dates back to the 11-12 cc AD. It was built during the reign of Tsar Ivan Assen II, one of the greatest Bulgarian kings (Second Bulgarian kingdom). There are just some ruins left of it now, and the medieval church, "Holy Mother of God" which was partially...
5 Reviews 300 metres from the monastery the ossuary is located. It is the only tomb church of the Orthodox world preserved fro, the Byzantine Komnin period. It is painted with fresco’s on the two floors of the building. These have high quality and are of most valuable artistic examples of 11 th century...
6 Reviews You can find many spa’s in the surroundings of Plovdiv and Hissarya is the most famous spa town. It has 22 mineral springs. There are also ruins of a Roman fortress, the second largest Roman amphiteater of the country and ruins of Roman baths.
13 Reviews There are many ways to walk the old town. Let me suggest a route. You start best at the ploshtat Dzhumaya. Here you can see the Dzumaya mosque. And you stand near the Roman Stadium. You can have a drink at the I Claudius café before you start. Go to the right and walk the Saborna street. Then turn...
7 Reviews Next to the old town Plovdiv has many sights to explore in the modern town. I would like to suggest a walk. As in the the old town route, you start at the ploshtat Dzhumaya – thus, this walk is fine to combine with the old town walk. Take a look at the Dzumaya mosque. Go along the Rayko Daskalov,...
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My home city - Plovdiv keeps so much ancient spirit.This is the cultural capital of Bulgaria.You can sea buildings from 19th century and remains from Roman times,even a theater which is still working. According to...
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Q: In 2007, my wife and I were on a tour. We stayed a couple of days in Plovdiv. It was the most natural place for me to enjoy of...

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Plovdiv keeps so much ancient spirit.This is the cultural capital of Bulgaria.You can sea buildings from 19th century and remains from Roman times,even a theater which is still working. According to...
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Even though I arrived on a cold, damp, dark November evening and only had one full day here (during most of which it snowed) Plovdiv did impress me. As the train pulled into the station the train......
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On a hot summersnight the international train between Istanbul and Sofia was sliding through the darkness. Passing by the little villages covered by the night, with their little lights brightly...
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The road to Plovdiv from Sofia is partly agricultural, partly industrial – large chimneys belching smoke :( One can still see an occasional horse and cart, but lots of building going on – mostly...
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Plovdiv is Bulgaria's second largest city and like all places there has a long history. Settled already back in 5000 BC by Thracians who built a fortress on one of Plovdiv's hills it was made a town...
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