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Ancient Plovdiv (Old Town)

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

About Ancient Plovdiv (Old Town)

The finest preserved Bulgarian Revival old town — a hillside of 19th-century National Revival mansions with overhanging upper floors, cobblestone lanes, and medieval foundations that reveal thousands of years of continuous habitation. The most beautiful old town in Bulgaria and one of the most atmospheric in the Balkans.

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