Plovdiv Airport 17 min
Regional Ethnographic Museum Plovdiv (28 min)
Bulgarian cultural museum in a grand 19th-century building with art, musical instruments & costumes. 'Holy Trinity' Cross Forest (1 hr 17)
Medieval monastery & church said to house a fragment of the Holy Cross, in a rugged forest setting. Ancient Town Of Plovdiv - Architectural Reserve (31 min)
Hillside complex combining culture & architecture from ancient times through the 19th century. Bachkovo waterfall (21 min)
Waterfall and monastery Alyosha (28 min)
Stone steps lead up to this massive, 1950s hilltop statue of a Soviet soldier towering over Plovdiv. Kuklen Monastery 'Saints Cosmas and Damian' (23 min) Nebet Tepe (32 min)
Archaeological complex with the crumbling walls of an ancient fortress & panoramic city views. Assen's Fortress (9 min)
Centuries-old mountaintop fort ruins with a restored church, plus a terrace & panoramic views. Ancient Stadium of Philipopolis (30 min)
Remains of a Roman stadium built in the first century AD that seated up to 30,000 spectators. Ancient Theater of Philippopolis (24 min)
Ancient Roman-style amphitheater restored & today hosting various performing arts events. Bachkovo Monastery (16 min)
Established in 1083, this Eastern Orthodox monastery features art, an ossuary & a cathedral. Aviation Museum (15 min) Dzhumaya Mosque (29 min)
Large mosque, rebuilt in the 15th century, with many domes & 18th- & 19th-century wall paintings. Arapovo Monastery (16 min)
Monastery and church Slivodolsko Padalo (21 min)
Waterfall and monastery | 
