Plovdiv & the Southern Mountains - Romania and Bulgaria - page 718

Plovdiv

Sights

1 International Plovdiv Fair C1

2 Roman Forum C5

Sleeping

3 Hotel Leipzig B5

4 Noviz Hotel B4

5 Trakiya Hotel B6

Eating

6 Malâk Bunardzhik A4

7 Ristorante Da Lino B3

8 XIX Vek B3

Drinking

9 Mojito Bar A5

10 Plazma Light C7

11 Simfoniya B5

Entertainment

12 Flamingo Cinema A3

13 Plovdiv Opera House B5

Plovdiv's modern centre, on the south side of the Maritsa River, features a shop-lined
pedestrian mall, ul Knyaz Aleksandâr, which passes over the Roman Stadium and up to a
splendid square with gushing fountain. The nearby Tsar Simeon Garden is a shady, popu-
lar spot for relaxing. Plovdiv's cafes and bars are widespread, though one concentration of
popular places is in the Kapana district, northwest of the old town.
Like Rome, Plovdiv boasts seven hills, though one was flattened by communists and
only four impress: Nebet Tepe, with Thracian fort ruins above the old town; Sahat Tepe
(Clock Hill), crowned with a clock tower; Bunardjika (the 'Hill of the Liberators') to the
west; and Djendem ('Hill of the Youth') in the southwest.