Plovdiv & Thrace

Highlights

1. 1

   Bachkovo Monastery

   The second monastery of Bulgaria, founded by Georgians in 1083.

   1–2 h

   Reneman · CC BY 2.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
2. 2

   Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum

   An 1847 merchant's house with a wave-crested gable, 60,000 objects inside

   45 min–1.2 h

   Klearchos Kapoutsis from Paleo Faliro, Athens, Greece · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
3. 3

   Asen's Fortress

   A church on a rock spur, and an inscription dating the walls to 1231

   45 min–1.5 h

   Todor Bozhinov / Тодор Божинов · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
4. 4

   Thracian tomb of Aleksandrovo

   A Thracian hunt, painted underground, shown in an exact copy

   30 min–1 h

   Unknown · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
5. 5

   Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis

   Two thousand square metres of early Christian mosaic under one roof

   45 min–1.5 h

   Realsteel007 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
6. 6

   Plovdiv Roman Stadium

   A Roman running track under the main shopping street

   20–45 min

   Kmrakmra · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons