Guidebook for Plovdiv

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Guidebook for Plovdiv

Food Scene

Good food at good prices and an amazing view.
16 locals recommend
Rahat Tepe
20 ul. "Doctor Stoyan Chomakov"
16 locals recommend
Good food at good prices and an amazing view.
They have excellent hand made fresh pizza with a great crust :-)
8 locals recommend
Pizza Oridzhinale
25 ul. "Mitropolit Panaret"
8 locals recommend
They have excellent hand made fresh pizza with a great crust :-)
A nice pizza place. Actually the first one to open in Plovdiv 25 years ago.
13 locals recommend
Pizza Verdi
19 ul. "Nayden Gerov"
13 locals recommend
A nice pizza place. Actually the first one to open in Plovdiv 25 years ago.
Restaurant "Happy below the hill"
6 ul. "Mitropolit Paisiy"
Excellent kitchen!
It's one of the best restaurants in Kapana district
Amsterdam
10 ul. "Konstantin Stoilov"
It's one of the best restaurants in Kapana district
Another great place to grab something quick for lunch or dinner or just enjoy the lively scenery
74 locals recommend
Pavaj
7 ul. "Zlatarska"
74 locals recommend
Another great place to grab something quick for lunch or dinner or just enjoy the lively scenery
A fine Lebanese restaurant
Mayriges -Lebanese Restourant
14 ul. "Konstantin Stoilov"
A fine Lebanese restaurant
Get a hot coffee or a drink in the evening
10 locals recommend
Central Park
10 locals recommend
Get a hot coffee or a drink in the evening
If you are looking for good vegan food...
Odeon Hotel- Restaurant
№40 ul. "Otets Paisiy"
If you are looking for good vegan food...
One of the highest rated restaurants in Bulgaria
39 locals recommend
Hemingway Restaurant
10 ул. Ген.И.В.Гурко
39 locals recommend
One of the highest rated restaurants in Bulgaria

Sightseeing

One of the best preserved Roman theaters in the region.
109 locals recommend
Ancient Theater of Philippopolis
4 ул. Цар Ивайло
109 locals recommend
One of the best preserved Roman theaters in the region.
It's where the chariots would start their races during Roman times and gladiators would fight for glory. You can also catch the 4D show.
6 locals recommend
Dzhumaya Park
13 ul. "Konstantin Irechek"
6 locals recommend
It's where the chariots would start their races during Roman times and gladiators would fight for glory. You can also catch the 4D show.
One of the oldest and best preserved mosques in the region.
24 locals recommend
Dzhumaya Mosque, Plovdiv
ulitsa "Zhelezarska"
24 locals recommend
One of the oldest and best preserved mosques in the region.
After climbing the stairs up to Alyosha (monument of the unknown Russian soldier) you can relax, catch your breath and enjoy an amazing view of the whole city center.
36 locals recommend
Alyosha
36 locals recommend
After climbing the stairs up to Alyosha (monument of the unknown Russian soldier) you can relax, catch your breath and enjoy an amazing view of the whole city center.
An old and beautiful church. When the bells ring, it's amazing.
St. st. Konstantin and Elena Church
24 pl. "Hisar kapiya"
An old and beautiful church. When the bells ring, it's amazing.
What is now an ancient site in the center of the city used to be one of the gates to the city. It was built in 14-16th century.
6 locals recommend
ploshtad "Hisar kapiya"
ploshtad "Hisar kapiya"
6 locals recommend
What is now an ancient site in the center of the city used to be one of the gates to the city. It was built in 14-16th century.
Църква на Света Богородица
2 ul. "Saborna"
An incredibly beautiful church.
11 locals recommend
Roman Forum
1 pl. "Tsentralen"
11 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

If you want to see what the 17-18th century life looked like.
Historical Museum - Exhibition Renaissance
1 ul. "Tsanko Lavrenov"
If you want to see what the 17-18th century life looked like.
An amazing look at what life used to be like.
32 locals recommend
Regional Ethnographic Museum Plovdiv
2 ul. "Doctor Stoyan Chomakov"
32 locals recommend
An amazing look at what life used to be like.
If you are into galleries...
The Vazrazdane Art Gallery
If you are into galleries...
If you are into galleries...
Museum - Gallery Philippopolis
29 ul. "Saborna"
If you are into galleries...
A good museum...
19 locals recommend
Regional Archaeological Museum Plovdiv
1 pl. "Saedinenie"
19 locals recommend
A good museum...

Entertainment & Activities

The program starts every Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 21:30 (9:30 pm) and you can have a coffee or a cocktail in the nearby cafe bar.
34 locals recommend
Singing Fountains
34 locals recommend
The program starts every Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 21:30 (9:30 pm) and you can have a coffee or a cocktail in the nearby cafe bar.
One of the best "in town" go kart tracks
Karting Lauta
36А ul. "Lev Tolstoy"
One of the best "in town" go kart tracks

Parks & Nature

It's an amazing place for a casual walk. And you can enjoy the "Singing fountains"
71 locals recommend
Park Tsar Simeon
11А ul. "Veliko Tarnovo"
71 locals recommend
It's an amazing place for a casual walk. And you can enjoy the "Singing fountains"

Shopping

If you want to go shopping, you can hit the main pedestrian street or you can get a taxi and go to the shopping mall and get a coffee, buy clothing and much more.
53 locals recommend
Mall Plovdiv
8 ul. "Perushtitsa"
53 locals recommend
If you want to go shopping, you can hit the main pedestrian street or you can get a taxi and go to the shopping mall and get a coffee, buy clothing and much more.
Another place to hide if it's raining (although Plovdiv is nothing like London and you shouldn't expect to get much rain). Plenty of stores, cafes, places to eat.
59 locals recommend
Markovo Tepe Mall
54 bul. "Ruski
59 locals recommend
Another place to hide if it's raining (although Plovdiv is nothing like London and you shouldn't expect to get much rain). Plenty of stores, cafes, places to eat.

Neighborhoods

If you want to get lost in a place where you don't want to be found - this is the place. With the incredible number of cafes, bars, pastries and every other type of culinary establishment, you can start your day here but also end it late at night. Kapana literally means - The Trap... don't miss it
95 locals recommend
Kapana
95 locals recommend
If you want to get lost in a place where you don't want to be found - this is the place. With the incredible number of cafes, bars, pastries and every other type of culinary establishment, you can start your day here but also end it late at night. Kapana literally means - The Trap... don't miss it