Plovdiv Airport 18 min
Regional Ethnographic Museum Plovdiv (29 min) Bulgarian cultural museum in a grand 19th-century building with art, musical instruments & costumes. Nebet Tepe (33 min) Archaeological complex with the crumbling walls of an ancient fortress & panoramic city views. Ancient Theater of Philippopolis (25 min) Ancient Roman-style amphitheater restored & today hosting various performing arts events. Arapovo Monastery (18 min) Monastery and church Alyosha (28 min) Stone steps lead up to this massive, 1950s hilltop statue of a Soviet soldier towering over Plovdiv. Ancient Stadium of Philipopolis (30 min) Remains of a Roman stadium built in the first century AD that seated up to 30,000 spectators. Assen's Fortress (8 min) Centuries-old mountaintop fort ruins with a restored church, plus a terrace & panoramic views. Bachkovo waterfall (20 min) Waterfall and monastery 'Holy Trinity' Cross Forest (1 hr 16) Medieval monastery & church said to house a fragment of the Holy Cross, in a rugged forest setting. Bachkovo Monastery (15 min) Established in 1083, this Eastern Orthodox monastery features art, an ossuary & a cathedral. Slivodolsko Padalo (20 min) Waterfall and monastery Ancient Town Of Plovdiv - Architectural Reserve (32 min) Hillside complex combining culture & architecture from ancient times through the 19th century. Kuklen Monastery 'Saints Cosmas and Damian' (23 min) Dzhumaya Mosque (30 min) Large mosque, rebuilt in the 15th century, with many domes & 18th- & 19th-century wall paintings. Aviation Museum (16 min) |