The UNESCO listed old town of Plovdiv is just one of the many reasons to travel to Bulgaria's under-the-radar city. This small town is jam-packed with sights, restaurants and activities to keep a ...

The southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv celebrated its inauguration as a European Capital of Culture with an opening show on January 12. The city shares the honor in 2019 with Matera, Italy. Plovdiv is ...

The public of Plovdiv, and of Bulgaria, woke up on Monday the 7th March—after their national holiday celebration—with a national cultural monument and a key piece of the city's identity on the ground ...

SOFIA -- It's hard to miss the giant, 11-meter-tall statue that towers above Plovdiv, standing proud on top of the Bulgarian city's second-highest hill. Named Alyosha, a generic diminutive used to ...

The designers of the fashion label Chopova Lowena are obsessed with Bulgarian culture. Each of their collections takes inspiration from some aspect of the country’s traditional dress. And their ...