Plovdiv


Plovdiv is the second largest city in Bulgaria with almost 350 000 inhabitants. It is situated in in a very fertile region of the Thracian Valley, on the two banks of Maritza River. The city is built on the foot of seven hills – a reason to be compared to Rome. Nowadays Plovdiv is an important economic, transport and cultural center. The city is host to a big variety of local and international cultural and trade events.

Plovdiv is designated as a European capital of culture for 2019.

Plovdiv

The Philippopolis stadium

Located in the Old Town of Plovdiv, the Philippopolis stadium is one of the breath-taking meeting points with antiquity. Being Read More

Plovdiv

Regional Ethnographic Museum in Plovdiv

The Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum is the second largest of its kind in Bulgaria. The institution was founded in 1917 Read More

The Old Plovdiv
The Old Plovdiv

The oldest part of Plovdiv has become a merging point for ages from antiquity to the century we live in. Read More

A brief history of Plovdiv
A brief history of Plovdiv

The history of Plovdiv spans more than eight millennia. The numerous nations that lived here have left their traces on Read More