We did a very quick tour in this amazing city, that this year has been named European Capital of Culture 2019 togheter with Matera (Italy). Plovdiv is in Bulgaria not so far from Sofia and it was a very little big surprise, the streets, the center, the old town, the food, everything was good! I want to try to rebuild with my photos my little trip… So let’s start ?
First of all, we went on the main pedestrian street that, a friend of mine, told me that is one of the longest pedestrian streets in Europe (about 2km) and here you can find the sign below (made for European Capital of Culture 2019):
Walking further we arrive to the Ancient Stadium of Philippopolis that is exaclty on the pedestrian street. The strucure is amazing because is totally integrated in the “urban life”:
That day we were lucky because exactly in this place there was an exibition of some artists that use pieces of the Berlin Wall to create a wonderfull drawings on it… Amazing!
I think that these drawings are really really pieces of art and the fact that are drawn on pieces of the Berlin Wall make this exbition really special! I loved it!
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I have Bulgaria as a target for a visit, sometime this year, so your post makes me really happy. I just visited part of the city through Google Maps and, wow, I see why it has been chosen as one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2019.
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By the way, @Angy118 , I’m from Plovdiv, and your post made me smile ear to ear! I’m happy that you enjoyed your time, and I hope you have the chance to visit again this year. Do you know that there are a lot of events, festivals, exhibitions, and performances planned?
I also hope to get the chance to visit Matera, Italy! I’d love to discover its beauties, which brought it the title European Capital of Culture 2019.
Wow, this post about Plovdiv is awesome! I’m glad to read you guys had a good time, so thanks for sharing your experience. My favorite part of Plovdiv is the old town with the colored houses and quirky little paths. Definitely a must see! Did you happen to visit the Kapana art district?
For me, Plovdiv is the most beautiful city in Bulgaria, especially the old part of it with the streets, houses and museums. What I like as well about the city is the street art which is present almost everywhere and the little restaurants and bars where you can have a nice glass of wine.
If you really enjoyed Plovdiv, I suggest you visit Veliko Tarnovo next time - very beautiful too.
You’ve captured great shots of Plovdiv! It’s my birth town, so I do visit it quite often as I have relatives there! I’m really excited about this year for the cultural capital and I hope we get some cool and fun events coming along.
What was your favorite part of the city? What did you enjoy most? I love the Art District (Kapana) most of all, as it’s really fun with lots of cool cafes and places to eat.
@DeniGu Yes I friend of mine told me that there will a lot of stuff to do, but we had only 1 day so we did just a quick tour. For sure we will come back again to do a more deep visit of this city ?
@AlexaAC Yes, sure full of very nice place to drink and eat, there was a great atmosphere!
Plovdiv is truly beautiful, and I’m impressed every single time when I visit it. I’m also happy to see a photo about Veliko Tarnovo as Tsarevets is beautiful. Luckily I’ve seen the light show there.
Fantastic post about a nice town in Bulgaria, I would have missed without Friday Favorites…
It is good to promote a town with such a diverse history.
From my stay there I remember great people and not directly in the town a lake created not natural, where I did run around, what was a must to get off some kalories from the Bulgarian Food and maybe as well some beer…
