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various cafes and galleries - considering the quality and increasing prominence of the
Plovdiv school of painting, this can also be a shrewd investment.
MARKET
Ponedelnik Pazar
(Monday Market; pl Vazhrajdane)
Busy fruit-and-veg market between old town and main
shopping streets.
Litera
( 625 300; ul Tsaribrod 1; 8.30am-8.30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm Sat & Sun)
A book-
shop opposite Dzhumaya Mosque; has English- language travel books about Bulgaria.
BOOKS
Information
Internet access
Free wi-fi is widespread. Internet centres around pedestrianised ul Knyaz Aleksandâr op-
erate 24 hours (1 lv to 2 lv per hour).
Internet Café Speed
(2nd fl, bul Maria Luiza 1)
Internet centre.
Medical Services
Klinika Medicus Alpha
( 634 463;
www.medicusalpha.com
;
ul Veliko Târnovo 21;
24hr)
A modern medical centre with many different specialists.
Money
Exchange offices line ul Knyaz Aleksandâr and ul Ivan Vazov. Most close on Sunday.
ATMs are widespread, including around pl Dzhumaya and ul Knyaz Aleksandâr, though
not in the old town's upper reaches.
Post
Main Post Office
(pl Tsentralen; 7am-7pm Mon-Sat, to 11am Sun)
Has several com-
puters with online access, and phone booths on the ground floor (open 7am to 10pm).
Telephone
Telephone Centre
(pl Tsentralen; 6am-11pm)
Inside the post office.
