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Hills, parks & river · half a day

The tepeta and their sunsets

three hills, the Alyosha monument and the widest panorama

An afternoon across the western tepeta: the clock tower on Sahat hill, Bunardzhik with the Alyosha monument, and a finale on Dzhendem tepe — the highest, wildest hill, facing the Rhodope mountains. A real climb, a real reward.

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When to go

Start 3 hours before sunset: the last climb lands exactly in golden hour.

Getting to the start

Sahat hill is climbed from the Central Post Office side or from Hashovska street — both trailheads are 5 minutes off the main street.

After the finish

Descending Dzhendem tepe drops you on the boulevard toward the Rowing Canal or the Medical University; a bus or taxi returns you to the centre in 10 minutes.

Stop by stop

  1. Stop 1 of 5 · Prehistory

    Sahat hill in Plovdiv

    Warm-up: a short climb to the clock tower facing the Three Hills.

    One of the hills on which Plovdiv is built.

    suggested stay: ~25 min Open place →

    14 min walk · 1060 m

  2. Stop 2 of 5 · Modern era

    Bunardzhik

    The Hill of the Liberators — alleys, fountains and stairways up.

    A public site in the city of Plovdiv.

    suggested stay: ~30 min Open place →

    3 min walk · 200 m

  3. Stop 3 of 5 · Modern era

    Alyosha Monument

    The granite soldier on the summit is visible citywide; from here the panorama opens 360°.

    An 11-metre ferroconcrete statue of a Soviet soldier on Bunardzhik Hill in Plovdiv.

    suggested stay: ~20 min Open place →

    7 min walk · 500 m

  4. Stop 4 of 5 · Prehistory

    Markovo tepe

    On the way down: the site of the vanished hill, told in the linked record.

    One of the syenite hills of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

    suggested stay: ~10 min Open place →

    19 min walk · 1440 m

  5. Stop 5 of 5 · Prehistory

    Dzhendem tepe

    The final climb is the longest — the top is the city's highest natural point, just in time for sunset.

    The highest of Plovdiv's hills (also called Mladezhki Halm).

    suggested stay: ~50 min Open place →

Worth a detour

Good to know

  • Water Carry water — the hills have no shops and Dzhendem tepe's shade is thin.
  • Terrain Solid shoes: Dzhendem tepe's paths are rocky and slippery on the way down.
  • Take care After sunset descend via Bunardzhik's lit alleys or the boulevard — not the wooded paths.

The tepeta are open parkland with no closing time; skip the climbs in extreme heat or storms.