PLOVDIV Landmarks Plovdiv Old Plovdiv Sightseeing Tour

Plovdiv, the Eastern Gate 'Hissar Kapiya' to the Trimontium Fortress, built during the reign of the Roman emperors Trajanus (98-117) and Marcus Aurelius (169-180).

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Explore Plovdiv - the second largest town of Bulgaria and one of the oldest in Europe. In the 1st millennium BC the Thracians founded a fortified settlement, Eumolpias, captured in 342 BC by Philip II (father of Alexander the Great). Lucian the Greek called it 'the biggest and most beautiful of all towns in Thrace'.
Watch our Plovdiv Impressions virtual tour (video clip, 02:27). See the ancient Roman remnants (1st - 2nd centuries) of the Amphitheatre, Forum, Stadium and Aqueduct.

The Old Plovdiv is an architectural reserve with over 150 monuments of culture - medieval buildings in typical National Revival style. Wander along the narrow cobbled streets. Admire the picturesque houses hanging out into the street almost touching those opposite with their upper parts.

The Ethnographic Museum, in a house declared National Monument of Culture, strikes most with its ondulated facade and wooden ceiling carvings.
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Plovdiv, the Roman Amphitheatre, 2th century. While Plovdiv was part of the Roman Empire, it was called Trimontium (City of Three Hills) and served as capital of the province of Thrace. Trimontium was an important crossroad for the Roman Empire. 'Via Militaris', the biggest military path in the Balkan Peninsula, passed through.

The Old Plovdiv quarter. Declared an architectural museum reserve it has over 150 monuments of culture - buildings dating from the 19th, 18th (and earlier) centuries, in typical National Revival style, called the Baroque of Plovdiv.

Plovdiv, the Ethnographic Museum. The house (the most distinguished example of the Baroque of Plovdiv) is declared National Monument of Culture.