EUROPE'S OLDEST CITY IS IN BULGARIA?! 🇧🇬 PLOVDIV - Bulgaria's City of Seven Hills!

[@andromeda-p8b]

The architecture in the old town of Plovdiv is actually Bulgarian Revival Period Architecture. What is specific is that the second of third floors of the buildings are wider then the first floor. The ottomans would collect taxes based on the size of the first floor. So, the bulgarian would build small first floor and wider upper floors. Then don't like paying taxes :))).

[@stasianatanasov6294]

that's how it is thought to us in history books... its just ottoman architecture....

[@andromeda-p8b]

@@stasianatanasov6294 Learn some history before commenting. Ottoman and Bulgarian architecture, although they have some common features, are different styles. Those styles use different material, different elements and different decoration.

[@stasianatanasov6294]

@@andromeda-p8b materials obviously vary location to location but what we call "Revival Period Architecture" is just plain ottoman houses. you can go see them in Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Macedonia and so on where the ottomans occupied for a long time. its called Ottoman vernacular architecture and its is something that you will not find in Southern regions, and most of the islands in Greece for example, as ottoman architecture in these parts, not only lasted for a much shorter time than in northern Greece and South Balkans, but also it has gone since long time ago. It's like claiming that Turkish words assimilated and changed that are used in Bulgarian today are of Bulgarian origin...

[@andromeda-p8b]

@@stasianatanasov6294 Ottoman rule lasted long enough in the Middle East or Western Balkans, you can't find this style there. This style is found only on the Balkans and manly in regions where bulgarians lived.You are inventing some new history. It is stupid. The same way you must call the greek architecture (the white houses) ottoman. It is just stupid argument.

[@stasianatanasov6294]

@@andromeda-p8b Like I said, Ottoman vernacular architecture. Not the Greek white houses. very very different styles of architecture. I never said that the traditional Greek white island houses are ottoman. Learn how to read before calling an argument stupid.

[@Donch0]

The singing fountains usually start singing after 8:00 PM ;)

[@edimi2454]

Philippopolis is actially named after Philip the father of Alexander the Great. But before the Greek epoch it had been part of one the ancient Tracian kingdom of the Odrissi. The earliest settelment dates from 5-6000 years BC. So we're talking thousands of years not hundreds. Glad you enjoyed our fantastic city of Plovdiv.

[@VfthegegegyouftheEvrbthyouhthe]

There is no greek epoch.

[@Zaxos123]

@@VfthegegegyouftheEvrbthyouhthe true, there are no greeks, we are all actors. 😄

[@SHS12212]

The fountains are singing and dancing in the rhythm of the music Friday to Sunday at 9:30 pm.

[@lud4o]

Welcome back bro to Bulgaria

[@195Under30]

Thank you!!

[@alexandershopski]

The best video about Plovdiv ever🎉

[@r.a.3984]

Great video!

[@kimvonelling189]

Hey to enjoy the singing fountains be there after sunset most likely thursday - Sunday the Singing fountains will dance to music and in many colors.

[@minglinnnlinnn]

Fantastic video, fantastic city Plovdiv.

[@B.Natalia]

Thank you for being so positive! ☺️

[@asparug2030]

Excellent video, your channel has a potential!

[@milaenlommer9732]

Love your videos and your style. I hope you will blow up. Just got a new subscriber from Bulgaria.

[@195Under30]

Thank you!!

[@odalv316]

Thanks for visiting. You would've loved Hisarya if you like Roman ruins.

[@thecatsari]

Pulpudeva - one of the earliest names of the city

[@VelikaBulgaria2]

I think the earliest was Evmolpia after Thracian King Evmolpias.

[@minglinnnlinnn]

Old town is not in Turkish stile. This is a natural revivalist Bulgarian architecture. Same architecture you can see in number of antique Bulgarian cities.

[@annesilverblade]

Така е, но същия стил строене/къщи е разпространен из черноморските държави попринцип, включително и в Турция.

[@minglinnnlinnn]

@@annesilverblade къде в Турция има такава архитектура.? Интересувам се. Има ли такава архитектура в Румъния?

[@VfthegegegyouftheEvrbthyouhthe]

​@@minglinnnlinnn, те са ограничени. Едно си знаят, едно си баят.

[@user1001-ku5kv]

Great video. Thank you!

[@spaceinsects5113]

such an awesome vid please keep them up brother

[@vanshikagupta1997]

Such a handsome traveller!

[@195Under30]

Back at you 😜

[@DEZNAM]

Finaly , Plovdiv no matter what period you check , we are Thracians ! But before all we are Bulgarians !

[@gabrielametodieva8360]

Hehe, in Bulgaria there’s no much shouting from what I remember at least until a few years ago. I didn’t realise that shouting was a thing at markets until I went overseas 😅

[@minglinnnlinnn]

Thank you!!

[@Znoki_Ang]

The fountains starts playing in 8.00 pm usually

[@gigachad3004]

Plus one subscriber from Plovdiv +

[@henryugali8163]

My dream city in BG. My second home . . .

[@lidiamartin5245]

P.S. We are not Eastern Europe, Bulgaria is Southern Central Europe. The Cold War ended over 30 years ago. This is mot Turkish architecture. Its Bulgarian revivalist style.

[@toninaika-l2u]

Wow what a great video! I really enjoyed your storytelling - some many interesting facts and all those beautiful views! This city is magical :)

[@thomasthetrain4697]

Hey this is a random question, but I am wondering if there is anything you had to do to get into Bulgaria with your drone. Was it as simple as flying into Bulgaria with one? Or did you have to register with some authority? Curious because I plan to travel to Bulgaria and want to take my drone. Thanks for your help and great video😁

[@annesilverblade]

Plovdiv is known as the city of seven hills, yes and there used to be seven hills. There are a total of 6 hills nowadays, because during the communist regime (1945-1989) the 7th hill (Markovo tepe) was mined for stone to make the city's cobblestoned streets (as far as I know, it happened before I was born). The Markovo tepe hill was located in the central part of the city where today there is a shopping mall bearing the same name.

[@РосенСаръмов]

Philippopolis was a thracian city, not greek. Nice work!

[@ScholarsCompass]

What are you talking about!?

[@Rai-Bulgaria]

@@ScholarsCompass en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_continuously_inhabited_cities#Europe

[@РосенСаръмов]

@ScholarsCompass You mention several times "greek" - Plovdiv was a thracian city with predominantly thracians in it. IT was founded by thracians.

[@ScholarsCompass]

@@Rai-Bulgaria" The age claims listed are generally disputed. Differences in opinion can result from different definitions of "city" as well as "continuous habitation" and historical evidence is often disputed."🤡

[@Zaxos123]

@@РосенСаръмов thracians have no correlation to bulgarians though, since bulgarians invaded the place after the 6th century AD

[@IgorZonev]

❤ПЛОВДИВ Е НА 8000ГОДИНИ НАЙ СТАРИЯ ГРАД В ЕВРОПА😊 1:21

[@tilemacro]

Is it older than Athens?

[@bozhidarstavrev2645]

Yes

[@tilemacro]

@@bozhidarstavrev2645 How old do you think athens is ?

[@bozhidarstavrev2645]

Sofia is approximately 2000 years older ​@@tilemacro

[@tilemacro]

@@bozhidarstavrev2645 That didnt answer the question. did it ?

[@lilianaporiazova4394]

🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@AG-jh1ky]

This was filmed in summer of 2023?

[@Rereimh-레이]

❤😊❤

[@Xploreoclock]

Very nice video mate 👏 I actually made my second video in Plovdiv 😅 a bit different style (and I'm a newbie hah) but cool. All the best with your journey 🙌🔥

[@georgiesmith567]

💪❤️👍

[@rangolieprasad3155]

What time of the year did you visit?

[@195Under30]

Summer time

[@L_T86]

Actually, Plovdiv has been continuously inhabited for more than 8,000 years.

[@tonipetrov7663]

Sing only at night

[@babiyarnazarismaily6207]

There is no ottoman architecture style....bulgaria used the byzantene style and later the turks also adopted it thats why some buildings in bulgaria look similar to one in turkey.....also all of europe learn from the byzantenes,cause the renesance actually started from the balkans and from the byzantene empire,after the turks conquered it ,some people migrate to the west and thats how the knolidge was transfered....back than constantinopol was the centre of the world

[@AntoineGeorgiev]

You have been to the cities with the largest gipsy "ghetos" - Kosice (Sputnik) and Plovdiv (Stolipinovo).

[@beekbe]

Не только Пловдив, а и София старее Рима и Афины!

[@MegaKirile]

Kendrissos and Evmolpias are much older than Phillipopis

[@Rai-Bulgaria]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_continuously_inhabited_cities#Europe

[@kammen1flatza]

FYI, the oldest city in Europe and one of the oldest in the world is Argos in Greece, which has been inhabited for the past 7000 years.

[@xser4321]

That is disputed. Recorded history for Argos started in 2nd millennium BC. So it's not possible to confirm that Argos is 7000 years old. But the history of Plovdiv is recorded and it is confirmed that it's 6000 years old.

[@dss1733]

plovdiv has been continuously inhabited for 8000 years idk why he made a mistake...

[@dss1733]

@@xser43216000 from BC, when u add 2000 years AD , its around 8000

[@Rai-Bulgaria]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_continuously_inhabited_cities#Europe