Plovdiv Airport 17 min
Aviation Museum (14 min) Arapovo Monastery (20 min) Monastery and church Bachkovo Monastery (13 min) Established in 1083, this Eastern Orthodox monastery features art, an ossuary & a cathedral. Ancient Town Of Plovdiv - Architectural Reserve (31 min) Hillside complex combining culture & architecture from ancient times through the 19th century. Alyosha (27 min) Stone steps lead up to this massive, 1950s hilltop statue of a Soviet soldier towering over Plovdiv. 'Holy Trinity' Cross Forest (1 hr 14) Medieval monastery & church said to house a fragment of the Holy Cross, in a rugged forest setting. Ancient Theater of Philippopolis (24 min) Ancient Roman-style amphitheater restored & today hosting various performing arts events. Dzhumaya Mosque (28 min) Large mosque, rebuilt in the 15th century, with many domes & 18th- & 19th-century wall paintings. Ancient Stadium of Philipopolis (29 min) Remains of a Roman stadium built in the first century AD that seated up to 30,000 spectators. Regional Ethnographic Museum Plovdiv (28 min) Bulgarian cultural museum in a grand 19th-century building with art, musical instruments & costumes. Bachkovo waterfall (18 min) Waterfall and monastery Slivodolsko Padalo (18 min) Waterfall and monastery Nebet Tepe (32 min) Archaeological complex with the crumbling walls of an ancient fortress & panoramic city views. Kuklen Monastery 'Saints Cosmas and Damian' (22 min) Assen's Fortress (7 min) Centuries-old mountaintop fort ruins with a restored church, plus a terrace & panoramic views. |