Walking around PLOVDIV, Bulgaria 🇧🇬 | Top sights and attractions

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Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria and one of the oldest cities in Europe, dating back to 6000 BC. Today, Plovdiv is a city with a rich historical and cultural heritage and attracts an increasing number of international visitors. In 2019, Plovdiv will be the European Capital of Culture.

The Old Town features cobblestone streets and 150-year old residences with beautifully painted facades. From the top of the hill, you can admire the panoramic views of the city. A must-see in Old Town is the Ancient Roman Theatre. It was built in the 2nd century and rediscovered in the 1970s during a construction project. In summer, the theatre hosts open-air concerts and opera performances. It is vast in size and can seat up to 7,000 people.

Kapana, which literally translates into “The Trap”, used to be a center for craftsmen a few hundred years back. This part of town was neglected for many years and left to decay. Recently, however, most buildings were renovated, the area was pedestrianized and has become Plovdiv’s young and vibrant creative quarter. Walking around the colorful buildings, you will find galleries, workshops, trendy cafés, restaurants and shops, as well as other art spaces. Staying overnight in this part of town turned out to be a great idea.

Plovdiv is built on six hills. Actually, there used to be seven, but one of them was destroyed in the late 19th and early 20th century and its rocks were used for most of the city’s pavement. The hills offer some pretty scenic panoramic views of the city and are also great for hiking.

One of them is Sahat tepe, or Clock hill, named after the clock tower on the top.

Further west, trails lead up to Bunarzhik, the Liberators Hill. On the top, there is the Alyosha monument, an 11-meter or 36-foot tall concrete statue of a Soviet soldier. It was erected in the 1950s, when Bulgaria was still a socialist republic and a satellite state of the Soviet Union. The area around the monument is great to sit and admire the mountains rising up on the horizon.

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