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An ancient crossroads between East and West and Bulgaria's second largest city today, Plovdiv has preserved unique treasures from its 24 centuries long history. Evmolpia - the city of the ancient Thracians, Philippopolis (372 B.C.) - the city of Philip II of Macedon, the Roman Trimontium - the city on three hills, and Old Plovdiv - a picturesque architectural National Revival period ensemble fashioned by the generous talent, heart and mind of the Bulgarian masters.
From the city's ancient buildings - the city forum, the stadium, the amphitheatre of Philip II of Macedon, basilicas, thermae, houses and administrative buildings, mostly fragments remain today: columns, capitals, friezes, mosaics, bas-reliefs and street pavements. The 2nd century Antique Theatre,seating 3,000 has been completely restored and performances are again presented here.


Bulgarian spirit are focused in the town of Pioudiv. Here, one can find remnants of Thracian, Greek and Romanian civilizations.
During the Roman yoke, the town was called "the most beautiful town in the Thracian region". An evidence of these ages is the marble amphitheatre. It has 3000 places and is built during the second century on hillocks. Even today the ancient theatre is the biggest and the most original scene for classic and modern spectacles and concerts, performing during the art festivals and "The Verdi Evenings". The Bulgarians from the Revival period left the most vivid traces in Plovdiv, as the town was a center of the cultural elite of Bulgarian society till the middle of the former century. The architecture of the old town, its atmosphere, preserved even today, the numerous magnificently decorated churches, the town folklore, and all relics hidden behind the stone walls are symbol of the power of the Bulgarian genius.

The rich cultural and historic heritage coexists in harmony with the contemporary culture of Plovdiv. A walk around the Three Hills is like travelling in time - from the Old Age until modern times. At the archaeological complex "Nebet Tepe" remains of a prehistoric settlement lie next to ruins of Roman and Hellenic fortresses. Best preserved is Hissar Kapiya, the gateway of the fortress, which was built during the reign of the Roman emperors Trajanus and Marcus Aurelius.

The Ancient Theatre, the most impressive edifice of Roman time, was excavated during reinforcement works at the southern fortress wall. It offered almost 7 000 seats once. Nowadays it is used for staging opera and theatre festivals, concerts, municipal celebrations, etc.

The present-day downtown section of Plovdiv lies on the ruins of an enormous Roman Stadium, which had a length of 180 m and was intended for 30 000 spectators. The contests held here were similar to the Greek Olympic Games and dated back to the rule of Emperor Septimus Severus (193 - 211 AD).

An Ancient Forum was found next to today's Trimontium Hotel. Clearly visible here is the difference in the building structure of the Thracian agora made of sandstone and the Roman marble ruins.

Magnificent Roman colour mosaics are also found in Plovdiv.

A large medieval water tank, dated back to the period of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, can be seen at Nebet Tepe. Marble friezes, pottery and other relics provide evidence of the Bulgarian influence in the city during the Middle Ages.

Djumaya Mosque and Imaret Mosque rank among the major architectural monuments from the period of the Ottoman Empire.

The oldest churches in Plovdiv are "St. Constantine and Elena", "St. Marina", "St. Petka", "St. Nedelia", "The Holy Virgin". All of them are architectural monuments of great value possessing precious iconostases, icons, frescoes, books, etc.

The beautiful houses in Old Plovdiv are dated back to the period of the Bulgarian National Revival. Many of them have been proclaimed for cultural monuments revealing the genius of the Bulgarian builders.

All sightseeing tours include the architectural and historical reserve Old Plovdiv. The millennial history of Plovdiv is reflected here with all its cultural diversity. The Three Hills, on which Old Plovdiv was built, are named Nebet Tepe, Djambaz Tepe and Taxim Tepe.

Another hill, Sahat Tepe, is situated south-westwards of the Three Hills and is famous for its clock tower. The fifth hill is called Bounardjik and a huge statue of Heracles was raising at its top once. The highest hill in Plovdiv (283 m) is called Djendem Tepe. In ancient times, a sanctuary of Apollo was located there and later a temple dedicated to Apollo was erected. The lowest of all hills - Markovo Tepe, is almost razed to the ground.



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