Plovdiv & Assen Fortress

Description

Every Sunday all year round

Plovdiv overview

Plovdiv has existed as a settlement for 8000 years becoming a town during the Troyan war around 3000 years ago. It is one of the oldest towns in Europe and is dated back to the same times as Troya and Mikena. For a short period of time in the 4^th century BC it was ruled by the Macedonians and named Philippopolis after the father of Alexander the Great- Phillip II. When the First Bulgarian State was established in 681 the city became an important fortress of the Byzantine Empire. It was conquered by the Turks in 1364 and the city started to be known as Filibe.

The Old town of Plovdiv holds well preserved richly decorated 19^th century houses, remains from the ancient fortress wall and some of the largest Roman remains like the Theater and the Stadium. All of the above together with cobblestone streets, beautiful churches and numerous museums make Plovdiv The European Capital of Culture in 2019 an must see destination from Sofia!

Your Day in Plovdiv

In about 2 hours drive you will arrive in the center of Plovdiv and start to make your way to the old town on the cobblestone streets where you will visit some houses, the church, the Roman theater and stadium. This 2 hour guided tour in English will take you to the main square in Plovdiv. You will have the unique opportunity to go back in time and see the ruins reconstructed by our Samsung Virtual reality googles. Between 13:00h and 15:00h you will have free time to explore the new city center, have lunch or coffee along the main pedestrian street. At 15:00 you will meet your van and guide at the end of the main street in front of Ramada hotel for your 30 min drive to Assen Fortress. This beautiful medieval fortification will allow you to learn some history and take wonderful pictures from the top. At 16:00 your tour will be over and you will start your journey back to Sofia with an expected time of arrival at Alexander Nevski Square in Sofia around 18:00h.

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