Plovdiv Airport 16 min
Ancient Theater of Philippopolis (23 min) Ancient Roman-style amphitheater restored & today hosting various performing arts events. Bachkovo waterfall (18 min) Waterfall and monastery Kuklen Monastery 'Saints Cosmas and Damian' (22 min) Ancient Town Of Plovdiv - Architectural Reserve (30 min) Hillside complex combining culture & architecture from ancient times through the 19th century. 'Holy Trinity' Cross Forest (1 hr 14) Medieval monastery & church said to house a fragment of the Holy Cross, in a rugged forest setting. Aviation Museum (14 min) Alyosha (27 min) Stone steps lead up to this massive, 1950s hilltop statue of a Soviet soldier towering over Plovdiv. Dzhumaya Mosque (28 min) Large mosque, rebuilt in the 15th century, with many domes & 18th- & 19th-century wall paintings. Assen's Fortress (6 min) Centuries-old mountaintop fort ruins with a restored church, plus a terrace & panoramic views. Regional Ethnographic Museum Plovdiv (27 min) Bulgarian cultural museum in a grand 19th-century building with art, musical instruments & costumes. Bachkovo Monastery (13 min) Established in 1083, this Eastern Orthodox monastery features art, an ossuary & a cathedral. Nebet Tepe (31 min) Archaeological complex with the crumbling walls of an ancient fortress & panoramic city views. Arapovo Monastery (19 min) Monastery and church Ancient Stadium of Philipopolis (29 min) Remains of a Roman stadium built in the first century AD that seated up to 30,000 spectators. Slivodolsko Padalo (18 min) Waterfall and monastery |