Plovdiv, Bulgaria Highlights

I present the highlights of Plovdiv Bulgaria, including some cultural examples of the Greek, Roman, Ottoman, 19th century Bulgarian Revival and Communist eras.
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 347,000 as of 2024 and 700,000 in the greater metropolitan area.
Plovdiv is the third oldest oldest city in Europe. It is estimated that it was founded around the beginning of 6th century BC. Called Pulpudeva in Thracian times, it was renamed Philippopolis in 341 BC after its conquest by Philip II of Macedonia. From AD 46 it was called Trimontium and was the capital of the Roman province of Thrace. Plovdiv repeatedly changed hands during the Middle Ages until 1364, when it was taken by the Turks. Russia helped liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule in 1878. The Bulgarian Communist era began in 1946 through 1990.

[@flaviopitanga65]

I’d love to visit Bulgaria

[@danielwonderley6817]

I’ve just returned from Sofia, is Plovdiv better?

[@letsexploreandtravelonadis6424]

I cannot say that one is better than the other. I like them both. Both have a much history to see and culture to experience. Sofia feels a more metropolitan and while Plovdiv has a more mid-sized city vibe.

[@flaviopitanga65]

Beautiful Christian Church

[@Butcherbg]

I just wanna say this "One of the Longest Pedestrian Streets in the world" is getting to be a bit of a myth at this point. There are 2 reasons... One completely natural and possibly 1 more... First is actually accumulative of two things. First... the entire city isn`t that large by any means... not as territorial, not as population. 2nd... is kind of how the first is ~true... I used to watch a lot of real time (streaming service) people around the world... and of one of them, that used to and probably still does present a lot of China Content... I am about 100% sure... practically every 2nd and 3rd Pedestrian Orientated Street in any self respecting Chinese town with population larger than Bulgaria`s entire country... is longer than the one in Plovdiv. The 2nd thing is... There are many naturally larger, more populated and much, much wealthier cities, which over time have heard about this Pedestrian Street length and intentionally made, over time of course, within them much longer Pedestrian streets, because they can and to prove this claim ~wrong... because most likely... it is. It just makes no sense... I am pretty sure If you go measure 5 car free streets in Moscow all of them will be longer in Kilometers... Than you can do the same in all major USA cities and the already Mentioned China... and than there are all the other incomparable Mega Polices (not sure about the spelling of this one) in the world. So even as someone born and raised in Plovdiv I cannot agree with that statement in minute 3:12... Maybe on the Balkans... .

[@sasho888prm]

Well the Plovdiv one is 1.8km long, I could not find a longer pedestrian street in Moscow, so unless you find a specific pedestrian street somewhere that is longer than 1.8km, then Plovdiv remains first.