Best places: Sights & Landmarks in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Spacious & leafy park laid out in 1892, home to a weekend fountain show on the lake & play areas.

Hillside complex combining culture & architecture from ancient times through the 19th century.

Natural history museum in an old town hall with an aquarium plus geology, zoology & botany exhibits.

👍👍 The most modern museum in whole Bulgaria (speaking as Bulgarian living abroad). Well preserved mosaics, well built interior allowing a very pleasant time for exploration inside the basilica. The price is 12lv per adult and as I remember 5lv per student(or 6) and there was the option for family ticke...

Ancient Roman-style amphitheater restored & today hosting various performing arts events.

Synchronised lights & water jets on a tree-fringed lake, with a children's splash fountain nearby.

Remains of a Roman stadium built in the first century AD that seated up to 30,000 spectators.

Sculptures, trails & viewpoints around a dramatic rocky hill over the city, plus a kids' mini-train.

👍👍 A place of peace and reflection. When crowds of tourists crowd through the old town in summer, you can pause here at the shady walls. A large rood screen decorated with icons divides the church interior, which smells subtly of incense. The wooden tower is now only accessible via Uliza Stanislav Dosp...

Stone steps lead up to this massive, 1950s hilltop statue of a Soviet soldier towering over Plovdiv.

Sculpture-filled hilltop park with paved trails to a summit offering panoramic city views.

Bulgarian cultural museum in a grand 19th-century building with art, musical instruments & costumes.

👍👍 The Orthodox Church of Saint Petka Epivatska is one of the most visited Orthodox churches in Plovdiv. There is also a chapel of St. Spyridon, bishop of Trimitunt, the miracle worker. The Holy Divine Liturgy is celebrated every morning and every evening. The bell ringing is wonderful and can be heard...

👍👍 We just happened to stop by this beautiful church on our way up to the theatre on the top of the hill. Walking around it, there are some benches where you can sit and relax in the quietness. The entrance door and bell tower are Magnificant and you can see the pidgeons roosting up there.

👍👍 What a great time Me and my friend joined the tour a few weeks ago and we got so lucky with our tour guide. Iliyan was hilarious! This guy really deserves promotion, he really turned our tour into an unforgettable experience. He was so funny and really managed to get the whole group to have fun whil...

👍👍 Church was built in 1832! It’s a small church with a small yard in the historical part of the old city. This is a water source in the yard and there are also some benches. Also there are beautiful fresco murals inside. Good place to take a rest and to think about.

👍 A medieval gate and a touristic attraction; it is not really that interesting to look at; however, it is an historic site dating back from the 2nd century AD and located in the Old Town so make sure you don’t miss it when you walk around all the beautiful little lanes.

Compact gallery, circa 1882, featuring 100,000+ cultural artifacts & historical pieces.

Short trails rise to a hilltop overlooking the Old Town, dominated by a 19th-century clock tower.

👍👍 I was pleasantly surprised by the Basilica. The mosaics are conserved excellently. Kid-friendly. Translations in both Bulgarian and English. You can also watch a movie about Plovdiv. The entrance was 5 leva.