Category: City tourism

Plovdiv – The oldest city in Europe

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Plovdiv is one of the oldest centers of European civilization – older than Rome and Athens and a contemporary of Troy and Mycenae. “…This is the biggest and loveliest of all towns. Its beauty shines from faraway…” – Lucian /2nd century/ The first settlement appeared in the sixth millennium BC on the northern hilltop /known as Nebet Tepe / of the Three hills. Plovdiv emerged as a real town in the 12th c. BC. The ancient Greek writers ascribe the fame of being its first founder to the mythical Thracian…

Koprivshtitsa – history, museums,tourism

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Small town – tucked in the bosom of “Sredna gora” mountain, surrounded by century old pines, brought to life by crystal clear streams and rivers and the ancient echoes of the Bulgarian revolutionary spirit. Here you’ll find hotels, hostels and private guest houses from all categories. Walking town’s cobblestone streets, you can almost hear the sound of galloping horses, in museums you will learn a lot about Bulgarian past – the past of April’s uprising, the teachers and educators, wealthy givers and patriotic townsfolk. The scent of pine resin, thyme…

Nesebar

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The town of Nesebar (with a population of 10 000 people) is situated on the Black Sea Shore, 36 km northeast of Burgas. It is close to another big Bulgarian resort – Slanchev bryag (Sunny Beach). Nesebar Region has a temperate continental climate. The average temperature in the month of July is +23.1°C, and +2°C in January. The month with most precipitation is September. July and August are characterised by dry weather. The town was established more than 3200 years ago. Thracians settled there at the end of the Bronze…