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Plovdiv,
Bulgaria
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Plovdiv,
Bulgaria
Plovdiv is
the second largest city in Bulgaria, following Sofia, and is 130 km.
far from it. All the symbols of Bulgarian spirit are focused in the
town of Pioudiv. Here, one can find remnants of Thracian, Greek and
Romanian civilizations.
During the Roman yoke, the town was called "the most beautiful
town in the Thracian region". An evidence of these ages is the
marble amphitheater. It has 3000 places and is built during the
second century on hillocks. Even today the ancient theater is the
biggest and the most original scene for classic and modern
spectacles and concerts, performing during the art festivals and
"The Verdi Evenings". The Bulgarians from the Revival
period left the most vivid traces in Plovdiv, as the town was a
center of the cultural elite of Bulgarian society till the middle of
the former century. The architecture of the old town, its
atmosphere, preserved even today, the numerous magnificently
decorated churches, the town folklore, and all relics hidden behind
the stone walls are symbol of the power of the Bulgarian genius.
Very often international cultural forums and exhibitions take place
in Plovdiv. A Christmas Musical Festival /for contacts: (+359 32)
223 205 / is conducted in Plovdiv, and July is pronounced to be an
European Month of Culture / for contacts: (+359 32)234 03 /.
Permanent exhibition of well-known Bulgarian painters, as Zlatjo
Bojadzhiev, Tzanko Lavrentov, Hristo Stanchev and many others are
organized in the old town. Besides cultural center, Plovdiv is a
busy market place, where an International Trade Fair traditionally
takes place every Spring and Autumn.
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