Sights in District Plovdiv

The project for drawings on walls and fences of houses in the village of Staro Zhelezare is of the artist Ventsislav Piryankov. He lives and works in Poland and here is located his family house.The first works are from 2015. The idea is the village to be used as a picturesque canvas and to become a...

House of George Danchov - Zografina (or Danchova house, as it is known) is located in the Old Plovdiv. It was built in the late XVIII century. After the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule here lived the famous Bulgarian painter and photographer George Danchov - Zografina - a revolutionary,...

Arapovo monastery "St. Nedelya" is located near the village of Zlatovrah whose former name was Arapovo, hence the name of the monastery. It was founded in 1856 and is the only monastery built during the Ottoman rule.The construction of the monastery was initiated by the monk Sofroniyi and...

Zlatyu Boyadzhiev is one of the most prominent Bulgarian painters, known with his portraits and landscapes. The artist was born on 22 October 1903 in Brezovo (Plovdiv region), and died on February 2, 1976 in Plovdiv.The Art-gallery "Zlatyu Boyadzhiev" in Plovdiv is housed in the former house of Dr....

In village of Novo selo (Plovdiv region) began the construction of an interesting museum called "Museum of the world - from the Creation to the present day". It is an open air museum located on the rugged mountains above the village, at an area of 10 acres.Currently (XII 2014) most of the sets and...

The Historical Museum of Klisura is housed in a building named "Community Center - memorial museum" built on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the April Uprising. This building is the result of one of the largest charity works after the liberation, as it collected funds for 30 years. The...

The Regional Archaeological Museum of Plovdiv (RAM - Plovdiv) is one of the oldest cultural institutions in Bulgaria. It is officially opened in 1882, and its development goes from simple archaeological and numismatic office to the separate Archaeological Museum (in 1920).The museum has one of the...

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the twinning of the cities of Plovdiv and the Japanese city of Okayama, in the city park "King Simeon's Garden" was erected a statue composition of the Japanese folk hero Momotaro. It is a combination of human figure and walking to his dog and monkey....

St. George School is the first built as planned school building in Asenovgrad. It was constructed just before the Liberation. Nowadays it works as a museum. After its restoration in year of 2000, there are two exhibition halls on the first floor and four large rooms on the second. In one of the r...

The archaeological site "Thracian town at Kozi Gramadi" is located in the "Sredna gora" mountain, about 20 kilometers from village of Starosel, at Kozi Gramadi summit (1100 m). The easiest way to reach it by an off-road car to Fenera hut, then walk to the site.The Complex includes several monumental...