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Община Пловдив · CC BY-SA 4.0Област Пловдив
Roman Plovdiv, monasteries, Thracian tombs, spa towns and wine villages make this Bulgaria's densest all-season region.
Община Пловдив · CC BY-SA 4.0Пловдив
Plovdiv compresses millennia into a highly walkable centre: Roman monuments, Ottoman traces, colourful Revival houses, religious diversity, galleries and the creative pulse of Kapana.
Община Пловдив · CC BY-SA 4.0Roman monuments, painted Revival houses and creative Kapana unfold across one of Europe's oldest living cities.
Община Пловдив · CC BY-SA 4.0PlovdivСтарият Пловдив и Капана
Roman monuments, painted Revival houses and creative Kapana unfold across one of Europe's oldest living cities.
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Kritzolina · CC BY-SA 4.0BachkovoБачковски манастир
A major Orthodox monastery lies in a wooded Rhodope valley with frescoes, courtyards and nearby trails.
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Спасимир · CC BY-SA 3.0AsenovgradАсенова крепост
A medieval church and fortress walls occupy a narrow rock spur above the Asenitsa valley.
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Valpamoukov · CC BY-SA 4.0HisaryaРимските стени и изворите на Хисаря
Remarkably complete Roman walls surround a green spa town of mineral fountains and quiet parks.
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Svilen Enev · CC BY 3.0StaroselТракийски комплекс Старосел
A monumental Thracian temple-tomb stands among vineyards beneath the Sredna Gora hills.
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Yonka Yankova · CC BY-SA 4.0Mostovo in the RhodopesБелинташ
A broad rock plateau with carved basins and channels dominates a remote Rhodope landscape associated with Thracian ritual activity.
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Filipov Ivo · CC BY-SA 3.0Mostovo and Sini VrahКараджов камък
A huge block lodged between vertical cliffs forms a dramatic natural gateway in a landscape of sanctuaries and legends.
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Spasimir Pilev · CC BY-SA 4.0PerushtitsaЧервената църква край Перущица
A striking late-antique brick church stands in the Thracian plain with conserved walls, arches and traces of frescoes.
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Phoenixfund-bg · CC BY-SA 4.0Kalofer and Central BalkanЕкопътека Бяла река
Wooden bridges cross a clear Balkan river through forest beneath the high slopes of the Central Balkan National Park.
Read the guidePlovdiv is a major rail and bus hub with services to Sofia, Burgas, the Rhodopes and the Karlovo valley. Many day trips are bus-accessible.
Thracian wine · kavarma · Brestovitsa grapes · rose products
Марина1972 · CC BY-SA 3.0A slow clay-pot bake in which meat, seasonal vegetables and rice exchange flavours for hours.
What's in it Pork, lamb or beef, peppers, aubergine, okra, tomato, potato or rice, depending on season.
Mpb eu / Wikimedia Commons · public domainA soft, pull-apart yeast bread layered or rolled with white brined cheese and butter.
What's in it Flour, yeast, milk or yogurt, eggs, butter and sirene cheese.
Wikimedia Commons contributorsA fragrant preserve that captures the Damask rose harvest in translucent syrup.
What's in it Edible rose petals, sugar, water and citric acid or lemon juice.
Jeroen Kransen / Wikimedia CommonsRich meat and vegetables slowly cooked with paprika and savory, often arriving sizzling in a clay pot.
What's in it Pork or chicken, onion, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms and spices.
Wikimedia Commons contributorsA flattened, air-dried sausage with a dense texture and warm spice, sliced thin as a meze.
What's in it Pork and beef, salt, black pepper, cumin and curing cultures in a natural casing.
Viktorija N. Ivanov / Wikimedia CommonsThe classic first order: tomatoes, cucumber and peppers under a generous snowy layer of white brined cheese.
What's in it Tomatoes, cucumber, roasted or fresh pepper, onion, parsley and sirene cheese.Пловдив
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