Plovdiv

Plovdiv is the second city of Bulgaria, situated in the southern part, along the road that puts in communication western Europe with Istanbul. It would be enough to follow the etimologia of its antichi names in order to trace of the longest history: the first news regards the foundation in the 340 a.C to work of Filippo II of Macedonian, from which it received the name of Philippopolis. In roman age it was the capoluogo of the province of Thrace with the Trimontium name, while the local populations called it Puldin, Pulpudeva; at last in the period of Ottoman domination taken the Filibè name.

The face of the city is an only crossing and variopinto of styles, the most various ages and traditions between they; in the historical center, beside the hellenistic rests, they discover that Roman, while little far away from the orthodox churches the quattrocentesca mosque still in function and the catholic church rise, while the main way of the modern city door to the ancient roman hole. Salting the perron of the marmoreo amphitheater (in which in summer it can be assisted to teatrali shows and concerts) is arrived in the heart of Plovdiv, the Old City, one risen of museum in the open air of the architecture of the Bulgarian Rinascimento. The high ones wall hide of the inner courtyards; the magnificent houses have of the painted facades and the balconies with wood columns to form once on the tortuose narrow lanes.

In the Old City the Etnografico Museum, that one of the Rebirth and other house-museum can be visited (to see that one of the French poet Lamartine), the beautiful orthodox churches. A pause in one of the open premises of the restored houses can be made inside, where to taste some Balkan cake, the coffee to the Turk, the yogurt pure, grappe and the wines of the zone, and to taste the typical plates, listening to popular music.

Plovdiv is not alone history and multitude of cultures and traditions. From always the city it is an industrial center and it trades them active, with its agricultural zones limitrofe and the industries to conserviere, while the Fair accommodates some important manifestations.