Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 629 409; pl Saedinenie 1; admission 2 lv; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat)
Housed within the
Archaeological Museum, this museum chronicles the 1885 Unification of Bulgaria
through documents, photographs and belongings of the protagonists.
Cultural Center Thrakart
( 631 303; Podlez Arhaeologiski; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat)
Visible through floor-to-ceil-
ing windows in the Tsar Obedinitel underpass, Cultural Center Thrakart contains extens-
ive Roman floor mosaics and various artefacts from Roman (and earlier) times. Concerts
are performed on the centre's small stage.
MUSEUM
Hindlian House
( 628 998; ul Artin Gidikov 4; adult/student 5/1 lv; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri)
Once owned
by merchant Stepan Hindlian, Hindlian House, built in 1835, is one of Plovdiv's most op-
ulent. It's full of exquisite period furniture and walls painted with real and imaginary land-
scapes of Venice, Alexandria and Constantinople.
These scenes, which took six months to complete, impressed visitors by showing the
locales of the owner's overseas trading empire. The magnificent panelled ceilings and
'Oriental' marble bathroom, with its high, domed ceiling and skylight, are other high-
lights. The small courtyard garden is lovely, too.
MUSEUM
Danov House
( 629 405; ul Mitropolit Paisii 2; admission 2 lv; 9am-12.30pm & 2-5pm Mon-Sat)
Danov House, dedicated to renowned writer and publisher Hristo Danov and several other
Bulgarian authors, contains a re-creation of a bookshop and a National Revival-era
classroom. There's an old printing press, and the
gardens
offer wonderful views. Enter
through a wall up the laneway leading to the Church of Sveta Bogoroditsa.
MUSEUM
MUSEUM
Balabanov House
( 627 082; ul K Stoilov 57; admission 3 lv; 9am-7.30pm)
Once owned by Luka
Balabanov, a wealthy 19th-century merchant, the Balabanov House was completely re-
built in 1980 according to the original blueprints. It contains modern paintings and antique
furniture.
