The city, told through its places
Discover Plovdiv through the streets, hills, ancient monuments and living neighbourhoods that shape the city. Choose a walk or begin with the map.
An architectural-historical reserve on Nebet, Dzhambaz and Taksim Tepe, famous for its 19th-c. Revival houses — such as the Kuyumdzhioglu House (1847, now the Ethnographic Museum). It has been on UNESCO's tentative list since 2004.
National Revival, 19th c. Open
Probably the best-known ancient monument in Bulgaria, built in the 90s of the 1st century AD under Emperor Domitian. Set in the saddle between two of the three hills, it seated about 7,000 on two tiers of 14 rows each. Studied and restored between 1968 and 1984, it is among the best-preserved Roman theatres in the world and still hosts the Opera Open and other festivals.
Roman period, late 1st c. Open
The oldest part of the city — here the Thracian settlement of Eumolpias was founded, later the acropolis of Philippopolis. Walls and towers survive from the 4th c. BC (cyclopean masonry), a 6th-c. Byzantine postern tunnel (under Justinian) and a large cistern. The site reopened to visitors in 2025 after restoration.
Thracian era – Antiquity Open
Kapana ("the Trap"), a quarter of narrow streets in central Plovdiv, today known as the city's creative and crafts district.
Modern period Open
One of the largest structures of Roman Philippopolis, built in the 2nd century under Emperor Hadrian and modelled on the stadium at Delphi. Around 240 metres long, it could hold up to 30,000 spectators for athletic games staged by the provincial assembly of Thrace — games the city's mint celebrated on its coins. Today only the northern curve, with 14 rows of seats, is exposed beneath Dzhumaya Square; the rest lies under the modern city.
Roman period, 2nd c. Open
One of the oldest Ottoman mosques in the Balkans, dated to 1363–1364 (Sultan Murad I). It has nine domes and a single minaret and stands beside the Ancient Stadium.
Ottoman period, 14th c. Open
The highest of Plovdiv's hills (also called Mladezhki Halm).
Geographic hill / historic topos Open
The Zion Synagogue in Plovdiv, one of the few preserved synagogues in Bulgaria.
1887 Open
The Rowing Canal, often called Grebna Baza, is a major sport and leisure complex in Recreation and Culture Park, with a 2.2 km rowing course, walking and cycling paths, and open-air events.
1988 Open
One of Plovdiv's main squares, laid out above the northern curve of the Roman stadium of Philippopolis.
Modern period Open
The Cathedral of St Louis is a Catholic church in central Plovdiv and an important part of the city's 19th-century religious and architectural history.
19th c. Open
The Church of the Holy Mother of God is an Orthodox church in the Old Town and an important site in Plovdiv's religious, National Revival and civic history.
National Revival, 19th c. Open
Chifte Hamam is a historic Ottoman bath in Plovdiv and a cultural monument that adds an important everyday and urban layer to the map of the old city.
Ottoman period Open
Mevlevi Hane is a former Muslim dervish monastery in the Old Town and a cultural monument that shows the Ottoman religious layer in Plovdiv's history.
Ottoman period Open
One of the hills on which Plovdiv is built.
Historic hill / geographic landmark Open
Saint George Armenian Church is a cultural monument in the Old Town and evidence of the historic Armenian community's presence in Plovdiv.
National Revival – modern era Open
An 11-metre ferroconcrete statue of a Soviet soldier on Bunardzhik Hill in Plovdiv.
Modern period Open
An Orthodox church in Plovdiv's Old Town, dedicated to Saints Constantine and Helena.
1832 Open
Bulgaria's largest and oldest international trade fair.
Modern period Open
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