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Things to do in 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.

11 sights

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Ruins

Ancient Theatre of Philippopolis

A Roman theatre from the 1st century AD, among the best preserved in the world, in the Old Town.Entry: Pay at the doorSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Temple

Bachkovo Monastery

Founded in 1083, the second largest Bulgarian monastery, with two courtyards and four churches in the Rhodope foothills.Entry: Open daily; grounds free to enterSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Museum

Balabanova House

An emblem of Old Plovdiv: an early 19th-century merchant house rebuilt in the 1970s.Entry: Pay at the door; closed Mondays. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Church

Church of Saints Constantine and Helena

One of Plovdiv's oldest Christian churches, on the Acropolis wall in the Old Town, with preserved frescoes.Entry: Check the opening hoursSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Mosque

Dzhumaya Mosque

The main mosque of Plovdiv, built in the 15th century on the pedestrian street beside the Roman Stadium.Entry: Active mosque; visit outside prayer timesSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Museum

Hindliyan House

A richly decorated Revival-era merchant house built in 1834 to 1835, in Old Plovdiv.Entry: Pay at the door; closed Mondays. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Food

Kapana

The old craft and trade quarter next to Dzhumaya Mosque, now Plovdiv's creative district for cafés and food.Entry: Pay as you go
Neighborhood

Knyaz Aleksandar I Street

Plovdiv's main pedestrian street, from Central Square past the Roman Stadium and Dzhumaya Mosque.Entry: Free to visit
Neighborhood

Old Plovdiv

The hilltop Old Town of cobbled lanes, Revival houses, Roman remains and churches, best explored on foot.Entry: Streets free; museum houses ticketed
Museum

Regional Ethnographic Museum

A museum of Plovdiv's Revival-era traditions, with over 60,000 artifacts, in the Old Town.Entry: EUR[fee] at the door; closed Mondays. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Ruins

Roman Stadium

Part of a 2nd-century stadium for about 30,000 spectators, lying under the main pedestrian street.Entry: Sfendona area free to visitSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets

See them in a day-by-day plan

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