Plovdiv

Plovdiv is a city in Central-South Bulgaria, the second-largest in the country and one of the oldest cities in Europe. Due to the remnants of its colourful past, it's one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bulgaria. Wikivoyage

Population 333,994 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Bulgaria

112AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Bulgaria

Tourist office · 220 m Tourist information center

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

Thursday market

Четвъртък пазар
1. Monday: 08:00–20:00
2. Tuesday: 08:00–20:00
3. Wednesday: 08:00–20:00
4. Thursday: 08:00–20:00
5. Friday: 08:00–20:00
6. Saturday: 08:00–20:00
7. Sunday: 08:00–20:00
08:00–20:00
600 m from the centre
Общински пазар

Opening hours

Apr-Sep: Mo-Su,PH 07:00-21:00; Oct-Mar: Mo-Su,PH 08:00-20:00

2.4 km from the centre
Ponedelnik pazar

Понеделник пазар
Covered hall

No hours mapped

540 m from the centre
Textiles Market

Илиянци
Covered hall

No hours mapped

2.0 km from the centre
Събота пазар

No hours mapped

2.1 km from the centre
Руския пазар

No hours mapped

3.0 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 73 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Снежанка 2.3 km, Пионер 2.4 km, Вагоно-Ремонтно Депо 3.0 km, Trakiya 4.6 km, Прослав 6.0 km

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