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Plovdiv

Walk from the Roman stadium under the main street to the theater of Philippopolis, the Revival houses of the Old Town hill and the cafés of Kapana.

Approved by TravPa Editors, Nov 7, 2026

Itineraries

[Photo: Plovdiv]
Plovdiv in 2 daysRoman Stadium, Ancient Theatre of Philippopolis, Hindliyan House, Kapana, Regional Ethnographic Museum, Bachkovo Monastery, Old Plovdiv, Dzhumaya Mosque2 days, BulgariaBalanced pace

Where to stay

Kapana for cafés and the main pedestrian street; the Old Town hill for Roman and Revival sights; the area by the Central Station for trains and coaches.

The areas: Kapana, Old Town hill, Near the Central Station.

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Places to see

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RuinsAncient Theatre of PhilippopolisA Roman theatre from the 1st century AD, among the best preserved in the world, in the Old Town.Entry: Pay at the door
TempleBachkovo MonasteryFounded in 1083, the second largest Bulgarian monastery, with two courtyards and four churches in the Rhodope foothills.Entry: Open daily; grounds free to enter
MuseumBalabanova HouseAn emblem of Old Plovdiv: an early 19th-century merchant house rebuilt in the 1970s.Entry: Pay at the door; closed Mondays
ChurchChurch of Saints Constantine and HelenaOne of Plovdiv's oldest Christian churches, on the Acropolis wall in the Old Town, with preserved frescoes.Entry: Check the opening hours
MosqueDzhumaya MosqueThe main mosque of Plovdiv, built in the 15th century on the pedestrian street beside the Roman Stadium.Entry: Active mosque; visit outside prayer times
MuseumHindliyan HouseA richly decorated Revival-era merchant house built in 1834 to 1835, in Old Plovdiv.Entry: Pay at the door; closed Mondays
FoodKapanaThe old craft and trade quarter next to Dzhumaya Mosque, now Plovdiv's creative district for cafés and food.Entry: Pay as you go
NeighborhoodKnyaz Aleksandar I StreetPlovdiv's main pedestrian street, from Central Square past the Roman Stadium and Dzhumaya Mosque.Entry: Free to visit
NeighborhoodOld PlovdivThe hilltop Old Town of cobbled lanes, Revival houses, Roman remains and churches, best explored on foot.Entry: Streets free; museum houses ticketed
TransportPlovdiv Central StationThe central railway station on Hristo Botev Boulevard, an illustrative arrival point for trips from Sofia.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumRegional Ethnographic MuseumA museum of Plovdiv's Revival-era traditions, with over 60,000 artifacts, in the Old Town.Entry: EUR[fee] at the door; closed Mondays
RuinsRoman StadiumPart of a 2nd-century stadium for about 30,000 spectators, lying under the main pedestrian street.Entry: Sfendona area free to visit