Plovdiv
One of the oldest cities in Europe, with Roman remains in the middle of the street.
Why go?
Plovdiv has been inhabited for more than six thousand years, making it one of the oldest cities in Europe. In the shopping street you walk over the remains of a Roman stadium, and in summer music still sounds in the ancient theatre. On top of the hills lies the Old Town with cobblestones and colourful merchant houses, and the Kapana district has small cafés and studios. In 2019 Plovdiv was European Capital of Culture.
Don't miss
SeeRoman stadium
Part of the stands lies exposed, right in the middle of the shopping street.
SeeRoman forum
Columns and walls of the old city square.
DoThe Old Town
Cobblestones, steep streets and colourful 19th-century houses.
SeeRoman theatre
From the 1st century, only rediscovered in the 1970s after a landslide. In summer there are concerts and opera here.
Kapana
The name means 'the trap': a maze of streets with cafés, galleries and murals.
Practical
What we thought
We think Plovdiv is the most beautiful and fun city in Bulgaria. You walk from a Roman stadium straight into the shopping street, and up in the Old Town you feel you are in another century. Take time for a terrace in Kapana: that is where you best taste the atmosphere of the city.
— The Groen family, DobrinishtePlovdiv in pictures
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